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Selected Verse: John 12:45 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 12:45 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] he that seeth [2334] me [1691] seeth [2334] him that sent [3992] me [3165]. |
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King James |
And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Seeth me ... - This verse is a strong confirmation of his equality with God. In no other way can it be true that he who saw Jesus saw him that sent him, unless he were the same in essence. Of no man could it be affirmed that he who saw him saw God. To say this of Paul or Isaiah would have been blasphemy. And yet Jesus uses this language familiarly and constantly. It shows that he had a consciousness that he was divine, and that it was the natural and proper way of speaking when speaking of himself. Compare Joh 5:17. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Seeth (θεωρεῖ)
Rev., properly, beholdeth. Compare Joh 14:9. The word is purposely chosen to mark an intent, continuous contemplation of Christ, issuing in ever larger knowledge of the Father.
I am come (ἐλήλυθα)
The perfect tense, pointing to the abiding result of His manifestation. Compare Joh 5:43; Joh 7:28; Joh 8:42; Joh 16:28; Joh 18:37.
Abide in darkness
The phrase occurs only here. Compare Jo1 2:9, Jo1 2:11; also Joh 8:12; Joh 12:35. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| And he that seeth me - By the eye of faith. |
17 But [1161] Jesus [2424] answered [611] them [846], My [3450] Father [3962] worketh [2038] hitherto [2193] [737], and I [2504] work [2038].
35 Then [3767] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto them [846], Yet [2089] a little [3398] while [5550] is [2076] the light [5457] with [3326] you [5216]. Walk [4043] while [2193] ye have [2192] the light [5457], lest [3363] darkness [4653] come upon [2638] you [5209]: for [2532] he that walketh [4043] in [1722] darkness [4653] knoweth [1492] not [3756] whither [4226] he goeth [5217].
12 Then [3767] spake [2980] Jesus [2424] again [3825] unto them [846], saying [3004], I [1473] am [1510] the light [5457] of the world [2889]: he that followeth [190] me [1698] shall [4043] not [3364] walk [4043] in [1722] darkness [4653], but [235] shall have [2192] the light [5457] of life [2222].
11 But [1161] he that hateth [3404] his [846] brother [80] is [2076] in [1722] darkness [4653], and [2532] walketh [4043] in [1722] darkness [4653], and [2532] knoweth [1492] not [3756] whither [4226] he goeth [5217], because [3754] that darkness [4653] hath blinded [5186] his [846] eyes [3788].
9 He that saith [3004] he is [1511] in [1722] the light [5457], and [2532] hateth [3404] his [846] brother [80], is [2076] in [1722] darkness [4653] even until [2193] now [737].
37 Pilate [4091] therefore [3767] said [2036] unto him [846], Art [1488] thou [4771] a king [935] then [3766]? Jesus [2424] answered [611], Thou [4771] sayest [3004] that [3754] I [1473] am [1510] a king [935]. To [1519] this [5124] end was [1080] I [1473] born [1080], and [2532] for [1519] this [5124] cause came I [2064] into [1519] the world [2889], that [2443] I should bear witness [3140] unto the truth [225]. Every one [3956] that is [5607] of [1537] the truth [225] heareth [191] my [3450] voice [5456].
28 I came forth [1831] from [3844] the Father [3962], and [2532] am come [2064] into [1519] the world [2889]: again [3825], I leave [863] the world [2889], and [2532] go [4198] to [4314] the Father [3962].
42 Jesus [2424] [3767] said [2036] unto them [846], If [1487] God [2316] were [2258] your [5216] Father [3962], ye would [302] love [25] me [1691]: for [1063] I [1473] proceeded forth [1831] and [2532] came [2240] from [1537] God [2316]; neither [3761] [1063] came I [2064] of [575] myself [1683], but [235] he [1565] sent [649] me [3165].
28 Then [3767] cried [2896] Jesus [2424] in [1722] the temple [2411] as he taught [1321], [2532] saying [3004], Ye both [2504] know me [1492], and [2532] ye know [1492] whence [4159] I am [1510]: and [2532] I am [2064] not [3756] come [2064] of [575] myself [1683], but [235] he that sent [3992] me [3165] is [2076] true [228], whom [3739] ye [5210] know [1492] not [3756].
43 I am [1473] come [2064] in [1722] my [3450] Father's [3962] name [3686], and [2532] ye receive [2983] me [3165] not [3756]: if [1437] another [243] shall come [2064] in [1722] his own [2398] name [3686], him [1565] ye will receive [2983].
9 Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto him [846], Have I been [1510] so long [5118] time [5550] with [3326] you [5216], and yet [2532] hast thou [1097] not [3756] known [1097] me [3165], Philip [5376]? he that hath seen [3708] me [1691] hath seen [3708] the Father [3962]; and [2532] how [4459] sayest [3004] thou [4771] then, Shew [1166] us [2254] the Father [3962]?