John 12:49

Belief and Unbelief

48There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.49I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.50And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

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Berean Standard Bible
I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
American Standard Version (1901)
For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
Bible in Basic English
For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it.
Free Bible Version
For I'm not speaking for myself but for my Father who sent me. He is the one who instructed me what to say and how to say it.
Geneva Bible 1599
For I haue not spoken of my selfe: but the Father which sent me, hee gaue me a commandement what I should say, and what I should speake.
King James (Authorized) Version
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
One Unity Resource Bible
For I spoke not from myself, but haAbba ·the Father· who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
Plain English Version
You see, the words I said to you are not just mine. The father told me what to say, and he sent me here to tell you his message.
Translation for Translators
I have not said things from my own authority. Instead, my Father, the one who sent me, instructed me what to say and how I should say it.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For I did not speak for myself, but it is the Father who sent me, who has given me the command about what to say and what to speak.
Noah Webster Bible
For I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
World English Bible
For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me gave me a commandment, what I should say and what I should speak.
Young's Literal Translation
because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may speak,