John 12:47

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

45Anyone who looks at me does not see only me. They see also him who sent me. 46I have come into the world to be a light for people. Everyone who believes in me will not remain in the dark. That is why I came. Not everyone who hears my words will obey them. I will not judge anyone who is like that. I did not come to judge the people in the world. I came to save them. 48But there is something that will judge people who refuse to believe in me. Those are people who do not accept my message. The message that I have spoken will itself judge people like that on the last day. 49The words that I have spoken did not come from me myself. They came from the Father, who sent me. He told me what message I must speak. He told me the words I must say.

John 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 12:48But there is something that will judge people who refuse to believe in me. Those are people who do not accept my message. The message that I have spoken will itself judge people like that on the last day.
• John 5:45But I will not have to tell the Father that you are guilty. No, it is Moses who will do that. You think that Moses is the one who will show that you are right. But he is the one who will show that you are guilty.
• John 8:15You judge in the way that people think. I do not judge anyone.
• John 3:17God did not send his Son into the world because he wanted to punish people. He sent his Son to save the people in the world from punishment.
• Matthew 18:11[I, the Son of Man, came to look for those who are far away from God.]
• Matthew 20:28Even the Son of Man himself came to earth to be a servant to other people. He did not come here to have servants who must work for him. No, he came to die so that many people can be free.’
• Luke 9:56Then they all went on to another village.
• Luke 19:10I, the Son of Man, came to look for people who are far away from God. They are in danger and I have come to save them.’
• 1 Timothy 1:15Here is a true message that everyone should believe: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save people who do wrong things.’ I am the worst person like that!
• 2 Peter 3:15Remember that our Lord wants to save people from their sins. That is why he is now waiting patiently for people to turn to him before he will return. Paul has also written to you about these things. He is our friend that we love like a brother. God helped him to understand these things.
• 1 John 4:14God the Father sent his Son to come into the world. God sent him to save the people of the world from their sins. We apostles have seen that this is true. So now we are telling people about it.

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