Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
Parallel translations
- KJV Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
- BSB Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.
- NKJV Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.
- NASB Now Jesus cried out and said, “The one who believes in Me, does not believe only in Me, but also in Him who sent Me.
- NLT Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me.
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Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 10:40He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
- John 5:24“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
- John 13:20Most certainly I tell you, he who receives whomever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me.”
- Mark 9:37“Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”
- 1 Pet 1:21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
- John 7:28Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don’t know.
- Prov 8:1Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?
- John 11:43When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- Isa 55:1–3“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- Prov 1:20Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
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