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Selected Verse: John 12:49 - King James

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Joh 12:49 King James For 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.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Of myself - Joh 7:16-18.
 
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16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.