Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. New Living Translation For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. English Standard Version And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. Berean Standard Bible And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. Berean Literal Bible And the one beholding Me, beholds the One having sent Me. King James Bible And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. New King James Version And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. New American Standard Bible And the one who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. NASB 1995 “He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. NASB 1977 “And he who beholds Me beholds the One who sent Me. Legacy Standard Bible And he who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. Amplified Bible And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. Christian Standard Bible And the one who sees me sees him who sent me. Holman Christian Standard Bible And the one who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. American Standard Version And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. Contemporary English Version And everyone who has seen me has seen the one who sent me. English Revised Version And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. Good News Translation Whoever sees me sees also him who sent me. International Standard Version The one who sees me sees the one who sent me. Majority Standard Bible And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. NET Bible and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me. New Heart English Bible And he who sees me sees him who sent me. Webster's Bible Translation And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me: Weymouth New Testament and he who sees me sees Him who sent me. World English Bible He who sees me sees him who sent me. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand He who is beholding Me, beholds Him who sent Me; Berean Literal Bible And the one beholding Me, beholds the One having sent Me. Young's Literal Translation and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me; Smith's Literal Translation And he seeing me, sees him having sent me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. Catholic Public Domain Version And whoever sees me, sees him who sent me. New American Bible and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. New Revised Standard Version And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he who sees me, has already seen him who sent me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And whoever sees me sees him who has sent me.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he that sees me, sees him that sent me. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. Mace New Testament and he that contemplates me, contemplates him that sent me. Weymouth New Testament and he who sees me sees Him who sent me. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Belief and Unbelief…44Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me. 45And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.… Cross References John 14:9 Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known. Colossians 1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. John 10:30 I and the Father are one.” John 5:23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. John 8:19 “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.” 2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 17:21 that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. John 6:40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 7:16 “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me. John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. / For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. John 5:37 And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form, Matthew 11:27 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. Treasury of Scripture And he that sees me sees him that sent me. John 12:41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. John 14:9,10 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? … John 15:24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. Jump to Previous Beholdeth Beholding Beholds LooksJump to Next Beholdeth Beholding Beholds LooksJohn 12 1. Jesus excuses Mary anointing his feet.9. The people flock to see Lazarus. 10. The chief priests consult to kill him. 12. Jesus rides into Jerusalem. 20. Greeks desire to see Jesus. 23. He foretells his death. 37. The people are generally blinded; 42. yet many chief rulers believe, but do not confess him; 44. therefore Jesus calls earnestly for confession of faith. And whoever sees Me This phrase emphasizes the visible manifestation of Jesus Christ as the incarnate Son of God. In the context of the Gospel of John, seeing Jesus is not merely a physical act but a spiritual recognition of His divine nature and mission. The Gospel frequently highlights the theme of light and sight, contrasting spiritual blindness with the revelation of God through Jesus (John 1:14, John 9:39). The act of seeing Jesus is akin to understanding and accepting His identity as the Messiah. sees the One who sent Me. Persons / Places / Events 1. Jesus ChristThe central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking about His divine mission and relationship with God the Father. 2. God the Father The One who sent Jesus, emphasizing the unity and divine authority shared between the Father and the Son. 3. The Disciples and the Crowd The audience to whom Jesus is speaking, including His disciples and others gathered in Jerusalem for the Passover. 4. Jerusalem The city where this teaching takes place, significant as the center of Jewish religious life and the location of Jesus' final days. 5. The Passover Festival The event during which Jesus is teaching, symbolizing deliverance and foreshadowing His sacrificial role. Teaching Points Understanding Divine RevelationJesus is the ultimate revelation of God. To know Jesus is to know God. This calls us to study His life and teachings to understand God's character and will. The Unity of the Father and the Son The inseparable relationship between Jesus and the Father assures us of the divine authority and truth of Jesus' words and works. This unity should strengthen our faith in His promises. Seeing Jesus in Our Lives We are called to see Jesus in our daily lives through prayer, scripture, and the Holy Spirit. This vision should transform our actions and attitudes to reflect His love and truth. Witnessing to Others As Jesus reveals the Father, we are called to reveal Jesus to others through our words and deeds, living as His representatives in the world. Faith in Action Believing in Jesus means trusting in His divine mission and living out that faith through obedience and service, reflecting His light in a dark world.(45) He that believeth on me, believeth not on me.--These words do not occur literally in any discourse of our Lord which we now have, but the thought has met us again and again. (Comp. John 5:36; John 7:16; John 7:29; John 8:19; John 10:38.) We are not to weaken the words "not on Me but," into "not (only) on Me but," as is often done. Jesus came not in His own name (John 5:43), but in that of the Father. The Son claimed no position independent of the Father. He was the representative of the Father, and those who believed in Him believed not in the representative as apart from, but in that He represented, the Sender. The same thought occurs in Mark 9:37. (Comp. Note there.) . . . Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. whoever ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sees θεωρῶν (theōrōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge). Me ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. sees θεωρεῖ (theōrei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge). the [One who] τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sent πέμψαντά (pempsanta) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3992: To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. Me. με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Links John 12:45 NIVJohn 12:45 NLT John 12:45 ESV John 12:45 NASB John 12:45 KJV John 12:45 BibleApps.com John 12:45 Biblia Paralela John 12:45 Chinese Bible John 12:45 French Bible John 12:45 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 12:45 He who sees me sees him who (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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