John 12:49
John 12:49 King James Version (KJV)
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 12:47-50 The Message (MSG)
“If anyone hears what I am saying and doesn’t take it seriously, I don’t reject him. I didn’t come to reject the world; I came to save the world. But you need to know that whoever puts me off, refusing to take in what I’m saying, is willfully choosing rejection. The Word, the Word-made-flesh that I have spoken and that I am, that Word and no other is the last word. I’m not making any of this up on my own. The Father who sent me gave me orders, told me what to say and how to say it. And I know exactly what his command produces: real and eternal life. That’s all I have to say. What the Father told me, I tell you.”
John 12:49 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.
John 12:49 New Century Version (NCV)
The things I taught were not from myself. The Father who sent me told me what to say and what to teach.
John 12:49 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
John 12:49 New International Version (NIV)
For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.
John 12:49 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
John 12:49 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For I have never spoken on My own initiative or authority, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment regarding what to say and what to speak. [Deut 18:18, 19]
John 12:49 New Living Translation (NLT)
I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it.