John 8:29

John 8:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
• New International Version (NIV)The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”

Context of John 8:29

27But they still didn’t understand that he was talking about his Father. 28So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I Am he. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me. And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.” 30Then many who heard him say these things believed in him. 31Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.

John 8:29 word by word

καὶ ὁ πέμψας με μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐστιν· οὐκ ἀφῆκέν με μόνον ὅτι ἐγὼ τὰ ἀρεστὰ αὐτῷ ποιῶ πάντοτε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• he that sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• hathἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• notοὐou · noG3756
• aloneμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• those things that pleaseἀρεστόςarestos · pleasingG701
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 8:29

• John 8:16And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me.
• John 14:10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me.
• John 16:32But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
• Isaiah 42:1“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 49:4I replied, “But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the Lord’s hand; I will trust God for my reward.”
• Isaiah 50:4The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death.
• John 4:34Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
• John 5:30I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.
• John 6:38For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.
• John 14:31but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let’s be going.
• John 15:10When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
• John 17:4I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
• Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
• Matthew 17:5But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”
• Hebrews 4:15This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.

Commentaries on John 8:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29The Father hath not left me alone - Though ye shalt have power to put me to death, yet this shall not be because he hath abandoned me. No - he is ever with me, because I do that which pleaseth him; and it is his pleasure that I should lay down my life for the salvation of the world. Does not our Lord allude to the following scriptures? - Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; my ears hast thou opened: (or, a body hast thou prepared me: Hebrews…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Is with me - In working miracles, etc. Hath not left me alone - Though men had forsaken and rejected him, yet God attended him. Those things that please him - See Matthew 3:17; “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased,” Philemon 2:8; Isaiah 53:10-12; 2 Peter 1:17; Luke 3:22; Matthew 17:5. His undertaking the work of redemption was pleasing to God, and he had the consciousness that in executing it he did those things which God approved. It is a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Those that live in unbelief, are for ever undone, if they die in unbelief. The Jews belonged to this present evil world, but Jesus was of a heavenly and Divine nature, so that his doctrine, kingdom, and blessings, would not suit their taste. But the curse of the law is done away to all that submit to the grace of the gospel. Nothing but the doctrine of Christ's grace will be an argument powerful enough, and none but the Spirit of Christ's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-59The debate about whether Jesus is the Messiah continues from 7:52. Jesus remained at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. During the feast, the conflicts Jesus encountered in chapter 7 continued and intensified.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3028-30. When ye have lifted up the Son of man--The plainest intimation He had yet given in public of the manner and the authors of His death. then shall ye know that I am he, &c.--that is, find out, or have sufficient evidence, how true was all He said, though they would be far from owning it.Read the comment

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Commentaries on John 8

• 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