John 12:49
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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Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
For I have not spoken of myself - I have not spoken for my secular interest: I have not aimed at making any gain of you: I have not set up myself as your teachers in general do, to be supported by my…
We have here the honour Christ not assumed, but asserted, to himself, in the account he gave of his mission and his errand into the world. Probably this discourse was not at the same time with that…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
For Or, Because: it introduces the reason why one who rejects Christ's word will be judged by His word; because that word is manifestly Divine and proceeds from the Father.
of myself Literally, out of…
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