# John 12.45

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 43. for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God. 44. And Jesus cried and said, <span class="rl-speech">He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.</span>
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> **45. <span class="rl-speech">And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.</span>**
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> 46. <span class="rl-speech">I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.</span> 47. <span class="rl-speech">And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.</span> (John 12:43-47, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 43. for they loved men’s praise more than God’s praise. 44. Jesus cried out and said, <span class="rl-speech">“Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.</span>
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> **45. <span class="rl-speech">He who sees me sees him who sent me.</span>**
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> 46. <span class="rl-speech">I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.</span> 47. <span class="rl-speech">If 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.</span> (John 12:43-47, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 43. For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. 44. Jesus cried and said, <span class="rl-speech">He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.</span>
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> **45. <span class="rl-speech">And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.</span>**
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> 46. <span class="rl-speech">I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.</span> 47. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (John 12:43-47, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 43. for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. 44. And Jesus cried and said, <span class="rl-speech">'He who is believing in me, doth not believe in me, but in Him who sent me;</span>
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> **45. <span class="rl-speech">and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me;</span>**
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> 46. <span class="rl-speech">I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me, in the darkness may not remain;</span> 47. <span class="rl-speech">and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I, I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.</span> (John 12:43-47, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

_No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)_

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 12](/codex/john-12/)

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