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John 12:47
47If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but to save the world.
John 12:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
- New International Version (NIV)“If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
Context of John 12:47
45And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes and trusts in Me [as Savior—all those who anchor their hope in Me and rely on the truth of My message] will not continue to live in darkness. If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but to save the world. 48Whoever rejects Me and refuses to accept My teachings, has one who judges him; the very word that I spoke will judge and condemn him on the last day. 49For I have never spoken on My own initiative or authority, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment regarding what to say and what to speak.
Read all of John 12John 12:47 word by word
καὶ ἐάν τίς μου ἀκούσῃ τῶν ῥημάτων καὶ μὴ φυλάξῃ, ἐγὼ οὐ κρίνω αὐτόν· οὐ γὰρ ἦλθον ἵνα κρίνω τὸν κόσμον ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα σώσω τὸν κόσμον.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- ifἐάνean · ifG1437
- any manτιςtis · oneG5100
- hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- wordsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
- believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- notμήmē · notG3361
- judgeκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- notοὐou · noG3756
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- I cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- saveσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
Cross-references for John 12:47
- John 12:48Whoever rejects Me and refuses to accept My teachings, has one who judges him; the very word that I spoke will judge and condemn him on the last day.
- John 5:45Do not think that I [am the One who] will accuse you before the Father. There [already] is one who accuses you: Moses, [the very one] in whom you have placed your hope [for salvation].
- John 8:15You judge according to human standards [just by what you see]. I do not judge anyone.
- John 3:17For God did not send the Son into the world to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but that the world might be saved through Him.
- Matthew 18:11[For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]
- Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”
- Luke 9:56for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they journeyed on to another village.
- Luke 19:10for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
- 1 Timothy 1:15This is a faithful and trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance and approval, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.
- 2 Peter 3:15And consider the patience of our Lord [His delay in judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for more to be saved]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God],
- 1 John 4:14We [who were with Him in person] have seen and testify [as eye-witnesses] that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
Commentaries on John 12:47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47And believe not - ͅ, And keep them not, is the reading of ABL, seven others; Syriac, Wheelock's Persian, two of the Arabic, Coptic, Sahidic, Ethiopic, Armenian, later Syriac, Vulgate, six of the Itala, and some of the fathers. A man must hear the words of Christ in order to believe them; and he must believe, in order to keep them; and he must keep them in order to his salvation. I judge him not - I need not do it: the words of Moses and the prophets judge…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47I judge him not - John 8:15. It was not his present purpose to condemn men. He would come to condemn the guilty at a future time. At present he came to save them. Hence he did not now even pronounce decisively on the condition of those who rejected him, but still gave them an opportunity to be saved.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 44-50Verses 44-50 Our Lord publicly proclaimed, that every one who believed on him, as his true disciple, did not believe on him only, but on the Father who sent him. Beholding in Jesus the glory of the Father, we learn to obey, love, and trust in him. By daily looking to Him, who came a Light into the world, we are more and more freed from the darkness of ignorance, error, sin, and misery; we learn that the command of God our Saviour is everlasting life. But…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44-50Jesus makes a final appeal for faith in him. These verses summarize chapters 1–12. The Father sent Jesus, who is the only source of his ministry. Jesus is the light shining in darkness to bring salvation and eternal life to all who believe in him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-5044-50. Jesus cried--in a loud tone, and with peculiar solemnity. (Compare Joh 7:37). and said, He that believeth on me, &c.--This seems to be a supplementary record of some weighty proclamations, for which there had been found no natural place before, and introduced here as a sort of summary and winding up of His whole testimony.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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