John 12:45 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.”

John 12:45

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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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John 12:1

"Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead."

John 12:2

"There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him."

John 12:3

"Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment."

John 12:4

"Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's {son}, which should betray him,"

John 12:5

"Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?"

John 12:6

"This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein."

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