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- Chapter 12
- Verse 50
John 12:50
“And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
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Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Is life everlasting - Is the cause or source of everlasting life. He that obeys the commandment of God shall obtain…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I know that this commandment is life everlasting - These words of our Lord are similar to that saying in St. John's…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 12:44-50
We have here the honour Christ not assumed, but asserted, to himself, in the account he gave of his mission and his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And I know The Son's testimony to the Father. -The commission which He hath given Me is eternal life." (See on Joh…
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