John 12:49
John · New Testament · Chapter 12
“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.”John 12:49
What Does John 12:49 Mean?
John 12:49 is found in the book of John, chapter 12, verse 49 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 12:49 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 8:42“Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.”John 5:19“Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.”John 16:13“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”Deuteronomy 18:18“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.”John 6:63“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”John 14:10“Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.”John 5:30“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”John 8:26“I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.”John 17:8“For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.”John 8:28“Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.”John 14:31“But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.”John 15:15“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”John 15:10“If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.”John 3:11“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.”John 3:32“And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.”John 6:38“For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”John 17:3“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”Revelation 1:1“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:”John 8:38“I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.”Proverbs 7:2“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.”
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