John 12:50
Good News Translation
And I know that his command brings eternal life. What I say, then, is what the Father has told me to say."

New Revised Standard Version
And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I speak, therefore, I speak just as the Father has told me.”

Contemporary English Version
I know that his commands will bring eternal life. This is why I tell you exactly what the Father has told me.

New American Bible
And I know that his commandment is eternal life. So what I say, I say as the Father told me.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. The things therefore that I speak, even as the Father said unto me, so do I speak.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. The things therefore that I speak, even as the Father said unto me, so do I speak.

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John 6:63,68 It is the spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. . . .

John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

John 20:31 But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing, you may have life in his name.

1 Timothy 1:16 But for this cause have I obtained mercy: that in me first Christ Jesus might shew forth all patience, for the information of them that shall believe in him unto life everlasting.

1 John 2:25 And this is the promise which he hath promised us, life everlasting.

1 John 3:23,24 And this is his commandment: That we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us. . . .

1 John 5:11-13,20 And this is the testimony that God hath given to us eternal life. And this life is in his Son. . . .

Context
Belief and Unbelief
49For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment what I should say and what I should speak. 50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. The things therefore that I speak, even as the Father said unto me, so do I speak.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a prophet out of the midst of their brethren like to thee: and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

John 5:19
Then Jesus answered and said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you, the Son cannot do any thing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doth, these the Son also doth in like manner.

John 6:68
And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.

John 8:28
Jesus therefore said to them: When you shall have lifted up, the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself. But as the Father hath taught me, these things I speak.

John 12:49
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