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John 12:49
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47 And if anyone hears My words and does not1 believe, aI do not judge him; for bI did not come to judge the world but to save the world.  
48 aHe who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—bthe word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.  
49 For aI have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, bwhat I should say and what I should speak.  
50 And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I aspeak.” 
Verse Comparison: John 12:49

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
This is because I have never spoken on My own authority {or} of My own accord {or} as self-appointed, but the Father Who sent Me has Himself given Me orders [concerning] what to say and what to tell.

Contemporary English Version
I don't speak on my own. I say only what the Father who sent me has told me to say.

Darby English Version
For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what I should say and what I should speak;

Good News Bible
This is true, because I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has commanded me what I must say and speak.

International Standard Version
For I have not spoken on my own authority. Instead, the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment about what to say and how to speak.

King James 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.

New American Standard Bible
"For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment {as to} what to say and what to speak.

New International Version
For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it.

New King James Version
For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to 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,


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