I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world.”
Parallel translations
- KJV I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
- BSB “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
- ESV I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”
- NKJV I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.”
- NASB I have many things to say and to judge regarding you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I say to the world.”
- NLT I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but I won’t. For I say only what I have heard from the one who sent me, and he is completely truthful.”
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Cross-references & the web
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- John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
- John 12:47–50If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn’t believe, I don’t judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
- John 8:40But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
- John 17:8for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me.
- 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.
- John 16:12“I have yet many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
- Heb 5:11–12About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.
- John 3:32–33What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
- John 7:16Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
- 2 Cor 1:18But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
- John 5:42–43But I know you, that you don’t have God’s love in yourselves.
- John 8:16–17Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
- John 9:39–41Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
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