John 12:47
Modern Translations
New International Version
"If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

New Living Translation
I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it.

English Standard Version
If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

Berean Study Bible
As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

New American Standard Bible
If anyone hears My teachings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

NASB 1995
"If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

NASB 1977
“And if anyone hears My sayings, and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

Amplified Bible
If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but to save the world.

Christian Standard Bible
If anyone hears my words and doesn’t keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If anyone hears My words and doesn't keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

Contemporary English Version
I am not the one who will judge those who refuse to obey my teachings. I came to save the people of this world, not to be their judge.

Good News Translation
If people hear my message and do not obey it, I will not judge them. I came, not to judge the world, but to save it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If anyone hears my words and doesn't follow them, I don't condemn them. I didn't come to condemn the world but to save the world.

International Standard Version
If anyone hears my words and doesn't keep them, I don't condemn him, because I didn't come to condemn the world, but to save it.

NET Bible
If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

New Heart English Bible
And if anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

World English Bible
If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn't believe, I don't judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

A Faithful Version
But if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

Darby Bible Translation
and if any one hear my words and do not keep [them], I judge him not, for I am not come that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

English Revised Version
And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And if any man heare my wordes, and beleeue not, I iudge him not: for I came not to iudge the world, but to saue the world.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And yf any man heare my wordes, and beleue not, I iudge hym not: For I came not to iudge the worlde, but to saue the worlde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he that heareth my wordes and beleueth not, I iudge him not, for I am not come to iudge the worlde, but to saue the worlde.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And yf eny man heare my wordes and beleve not I iudge him not. For I came not to iudge the worlde: but to save ye worlde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and if anyone may hear My sayings, and not believe, I do not judge him, for I did not come that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

Berean Literal Bible
And if anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

Young's Literal Translation
and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

Smith's Literal Translation
And if any hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And if anyone hears the sayings of Me, and does not keep them, I do not judge him, for I did not come so that I might judge the world, but so that I might save the world.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if any man hear my words, and keep them not, I do not judge him: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And if anyone has heard my words and not kept them, I do not judge him. For I did not come so that I may judge the world, but so that I may save the world.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And whoever hears my words and does not keep them, I am not judging him, for I have come, not to judge the world, but to give life to the world.”

Lamsa Bible
And he who hears my words, and does not obey them, I will not judge him; for I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And if any one hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Godbey New Testament
And if any one may hear my words, and not keep them, I do not judge him: for I came not that I may judge the world, but that I may save the world.

Haweis New Testament
And if any man, hearing my words, believeth not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Mace New Testament
but if any man hear my words, and does not believe them, it is not I that condemn him: for I came not to condemn the world, but to save the world.

Weymouth New Testament
And if any one hears my teachings and regards them not, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

Worrell New Testament
And, if any one hears My words, and keeps them not, I do not judge him; for I came, not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Worsley New Testament
And if any one hear my words and believe not, I do not condemn him: for I am not now come to condemn the world, but to save the world.
















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