Passage

John 12.46

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"44. And Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45. And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me."

"46. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness."

"47. 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. 48. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day." (John 12:44-48, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"44. Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me. 45. He who sees me sees him who sent me."

"46. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness."

"47. 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. 48. He who rejects me, and doesn’t receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day." (John 12:44-48, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"44. Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me."

"46. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness."

"47. 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. 48. 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." (John 12:44-48, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"44. And Jesus cried and said, 'He who is believing in me, doth not believe in me, but in Him who sent me; 45. and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me;"

"46. I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me, in the darkness may not remain;"

"47. 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. 48. 'He who is rejecting me, and not receiving my sayings, hath one who is judging him, the word that I spake, that will judge him in the last day," (John 12:44-48, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Light of Day 1, Christological Reading

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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