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|Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
|Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
|Jesus cried out, "He who believes in me, truly believes not in me but in Him who sent me,
|Jesus shouted, "The one believing in me, does not believe in me but in He who sent me,
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|And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
|And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
|and he who sees me, sees Him who sent me.
|and the one who sees me, sees Him who sent me.
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|I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
|I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
|I am a light come to the world, so that whoever believes in me will not live in darkness.
|I am light come to the world, so that everyone who believes in me will not remain in darkness.
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|ἐγὼ and φῶς ("I" and "light") are at the beginning of the clause, while the verb is at the end, placing the emphasis on the "I am light" part of the sentence. The emphasis of position over-rides the absence of the article, and makes it more of a generic "I am light" rather than the indefinite "I am a light." The verb "am" is implied by the construction.
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|And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
|And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
|I do not judge those who hear my words, but do not believe: for I have come to save the world, not to judge it.
|I do not judge the one who hears the words I am speaking right now, but does not heed them: for I came so that I could save the world, not so that I could judge it.
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|"Words" in this verse is ῥῆμα, not λόγος. Where a λόγος in this context would be the totality of everything that Jesus says, the choice of "rhema" here narrows it down to words that are being spoken right now, particularly ones that applies to this current situation. The implication here is that Jesus is speaking SPECIFICALLY to the crowd standing directly in front of Him (or specifically to whoever is reading this RIGHT NOW), and talking specifically about what He is saying RIGHT NOW. Notice this contrast in the next verse. My translation reflects this implied meaning. The first clause is actually a conditional in Greek, and is structured more like it is presented in the KJV, but the emphasis of the sentence is more as it is presented here.
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|He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
|He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
|He who rejects me, and does not accept my words, has a judge: the word I have spoken shall judge him in the end of days.
|The one who rejects me, and does not accept the words I am speaking right now, has a judge: Every word I have spoken, these shall be his judge on the last day.
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|The use of ῥῆμα in the first clause, and λόγος in the second clause places extra emphasis on "the words I am saying right now" versus "all the words I have ever spoken." The translation here reflects that implied distinction found very clearly in the Greek.
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|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.
|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.
|I speak not of myself, but of the Father who sent me; he gave me a promise, told me what I should say.
|Because I do not speak from myself, but the Father who sent me gave me a command in which He told me what I should say.
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|The contrast here is not the content of Jesus' words (as in, "I'm not talking about myself, but about the Father"), but the source of the words. Jesus' words do not come from HIM, but rather, His words are the ones that the Father told Him to say.
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|And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
|And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
|I know that his promise is life everlasting: so know that whatever I say, that is what the Father has said to me.
|I know that this command of His is life everlasting; therefore, you can be sure that whatever I say, that is what the Father has said to me.
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|The point here is that the Father gave Jesus a command to ONLY speak the words from the Father, a command which Jesus will obey, and this command means that all of Jesus' words are from the Father, and thus, all of them contain everlasting life.
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