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John 12:43–47

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For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
¶ Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
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.
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From verse 43

  1. John 5:44Rank 1 from verse 43
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    44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

  2. Matthew 23:5–7Rank 2 from verse 43
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    5But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

    6And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

    7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

  3. John 5:41Rank 3 from verse 43
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    41I receive not honour from men.

  4. Luke 16:15Rank 4 from verse 43
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    15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  5. 2 Corinthians 10:18Rank 5 from verse 43
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    18For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

  6. 1 Thessalonians 2:6Rank 6 from verse 43
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    6Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

  7. Luke 19:17Rank 7 from verse 43
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    17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

  8. 1 Peter 1:7–8Rank 8 from verse 43
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    7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

    8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  9. 1 Samuel 2:30Rank 9 from verse 43
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    30Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  10. John 12:26Rank 10 from verse 43
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    26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

  11. Matthew 6:2Rank 11 from verse 43
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    2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

  12. 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 12 from verse 43
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    5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  13. 1 Peter 3:4Rank 13 from verse 43
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    4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

  14. John 8:54Rank 14 from verse 43
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    54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

  15. Psalms 22:29Rank 15 from verse 43
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    29All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

  16. Romans 2:7Rank 16 from verse 43
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    7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

From verse 44

  1. Matthew 10:40Rank 1 from verse 44
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    40¶ He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

  2. John 5:24Rank 2 from verse 44
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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  3. John 13:20Rank 3 from verse 44
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    20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

  4. Mark 9:37Rank 4 from verse 44
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    37Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

  5. John 7:28Rank 5 from verse 44
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    28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

  6. 1 Peter 1:21Rank 6 from verse 44
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    21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

  7. Proverbs 8:1Rank 7 from verse 44
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    1DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

  8. Isaiah 55:1–3Rank 8 from verse 44
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    1HO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

    2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

    3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  9. John 11:43Rank 9 from verse 44
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    43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

  10. Proverbs 1:20Rank 10 from verse 44
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    20¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

From verse 45

  1. John 14:9–10Rank 1 from verse 45
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    9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

    10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

  2. 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 2 from verse 45
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    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  3. Colossians 1:15Rank 3 from verse 45
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    15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

  4. Hebrews 1:3Rank 4 from verse 45
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    3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

  5. John 12:41Rank 5 from verse 45
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    41These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

  6. John 15:24Rank 6 from verse 45
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    24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

  7. 1 John 5:20Rank 7 from verse 45
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

From verse 46

  1. John 8:12Rank 1 from verse 46
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  2. Psalms 36:9Rank 2 from verse 46
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    9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

  3. Isaiah 42:7Rank 3 from verse 46
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    7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

  4. John 9:5Rank 4 from verse 46
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    5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

  5. John 12:35–36Rank 5 from verse 46
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    35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

    36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

  6. Acts 26:18Rank 6 from verse 46
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    18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

  7. John 1:4–5Rank 7 from verse 46
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

    5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

  8. John 3:19Rank 8 from verse 46
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    19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

  9. Luke 1:76–79Rank 9 from verse 46
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    76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

    77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  10. John 1:9Rank 10 from verse 46
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    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  11. Matthew 4:16Rank 11 from verse 46
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    16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

  12. 1 John 1:1–3Rank 12 from verse 46
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    1THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

    2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

    3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

  13. 1 John 2:8–9Rank 13 from verse 46
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    8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

  14. Ephesians 5:14Rank 14 from verse 46
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    14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

  15. Luke 2:32Rank 15 from verse 46
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    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  16. Malachi 4:2Rank 16 from verse 46
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  17. Isaiah 42:15Rank 17 from verse 46
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    15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

  18. John 9:39Rank 18 from verse 46
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    39¶ And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

  19. Isaiah 40:1Rank 19 from verse 46
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    1COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

From verse 47

  1. John 3:17Rank 1 from verse 47
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    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

  2. John 12:48Rank 2 from verse 47
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    48He 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.

  3. John 8:15–16Rank 3 from verse 47
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    15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

    16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

  4. 1 Timothy 1:15–16Rank 4 from verse 47
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    15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

    16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

  5. 1 John 4:14Rank 5 from verse 47
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    14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

  6. Luke 19:10Rank 6 from verse 47
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    10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  7. John 5:45Rank 7 from verse 47
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    45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

  8. Matthew 20:28Rank 8 from verse 47
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    28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

  9. 2 Peter 3:15Rank 9 from verse 47
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    15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

  10. John 8:26Rank 10 from verse 47
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    26I 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.

  11. Matthew 18:10Rank 11 from verse 47
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    10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

  12. Luke 9:56Rank 12 from verse 47
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    56For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

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John 12:43

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

loved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

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John 12:44

COMBINED MEANING

cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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John 12:45

COMBINED MEANING

seeth

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1. Perceives with the eyes. 2. Observes or considers. 3. Understands. 4. Experiences or takes heed.

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John 12:46

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

abide

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1. To remain, stay, dwell, wait, or continue in a place, state, or relation. 2. To endure or withstand.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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DEFINED WORDS

John 12:47

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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believe

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Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12:42¶ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

12:43For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

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12:44¶ Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

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12:45And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

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12:46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

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12:47And 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.

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12:48He 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.

12:49For 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.

12:50And 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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