John Chapter 12 verse 50 Holy Bible

ASV John 12:50

And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.
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BBE John 12:50

And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.
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DARBY John 12:50

and I know that his commandment is life eternal. What therefore I speak, as the Father has said to me, so I speak.
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KJV John 12:50

And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
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WEB John 12:50

I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things therefore which I speak, even as the Father has said to me, so I speak."
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YLT John 12:50

and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(50) And I know that his commandment is life everlasting.--i.e., the commission of the Messianic work. It is better to read here, as before, eternal life. (Comp. John 3:15, et al.) The Son speaks not of Himself, but He speaks as executing this commission, which brings spiritual and eternal life to the world. It could not be otherwise. This commandment being eternal life, the whole teaching of the Messiah must simply be an utterance of it.As the Father said unto me, so I speak.--This clause answers to "what I should say and what I should speak" in the last verse. The external revelation is regarded as the work of the Son. That which the Father says is the truth revealed, and the matter and form are here identified.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAndκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. I knowοἶδα (oida)Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. thatὅτι (hoti)ConjunctionStrong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.Hisαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.commandἐντολὴ (entolē)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.leads toἐστιν (estin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.eternalαἰώνιός (aiōnios)Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 166: From aion; perpetual.life.ζωὴ (zōē)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.Soοὖν (oun)ConjunctionStrong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.Iἐγὼ (egō)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.speakλαλῶ (lalō)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.exactlyκαθὼς (kathōs)AdverbStrong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.whatἃ (ha)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. theὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.FatherΠατήρ (Patēr)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.has toldεἴρηκέν (eirēken)Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.Meμοι (moi)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.to say.”λαλῶ (lalō)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.Jump to PreviousAges Bidden Command Commandment Eternal Everlasting Life Order Speak Whatever Whatsoever