Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who 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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Quick answer
Jesus declares that to believe in Him is to believe in the Father who sent Him. It affirms His perfect unity with the Father and the seriousness of how people respond to Him.
Overview
In this final public summons, Jesus stresses that faith in Him is never a detour from God but the very way to the Father. Because He is the Father's sent one, believing or rejecting Jesus is believing or rejecting God Himself. This grounds the exclusivity of the gospel: there is no honoring of the Father apart from honoring the Son.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Matt 10:40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
- John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
- John 13:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
- Mark 9:37Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
- Prov 8:1Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
- 1 Pet 1:21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
- John 7:28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
- John 11:43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
- Isa 55:1–3Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- Prov 1:20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
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