John 12:48 “There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My wo…”

John 12:48

There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

World English Bible

He who rejects me, and doesn’t receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke will judge him in the last day.

American Standard Version

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.

Geneva Bible 1599

He that refuseth me, and receiueth not my wordes, hath one that iudgeth him: the worde that I haue spoken, it shall iudge him in the last day.

Darby Translation

He that rejects me and does not receive my words, has him who judges him: the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him in the last day.

Young's Literal Translation

'He who is rejecting me, and not receiving my sayings, hath one who is judging him, the word that I spake, that will judge him in the last day,

Bible in Basic English

He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

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Cross references

“rejecteth”

Luke 10:16 Hebrews 12:25 Hebrews 10:29–31 Isaiah 53:3 1 Samuel 10:19 Matthew 21:42

Luke 10:16 · BSB

Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

Hebrews 12:25 · BSB

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

Hebrews 10:29–31 · BSB

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Isaiah 53:3 · BSB

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

1 Samuel 10:19 · BSB

But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”

Matthew 21:42 · BSB

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’ ?

“the word”

2 Thessalonians 1:8 John 3:17–20 Mark 16:16 2 Corinthians 4:3 2 Corinthians 2:15 2 Corinthians 2:16

2 Thessalonians 1:8 · BSB

in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

John 3:17–20 · BSB

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Mark 16:16 · BSB

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

2 Corinthians 4:3 · BSB

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

2 Corinthians 2:15 · BSB

For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

2 Corinthians 2:16 · BSB

To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

“judge”

Romans 2:16 John 11:24 Matthew 25:31 Hebrews 9:27 Hebrews 9:28

Romans 2:16 · BSB

on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

John 11:24 · BSB

Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Matthew 25:31 · BSB

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

Hebrews 9:27 · BSB

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Hebrews 9:28 · BSB

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

Also

Deuteronomy 18:18–19 John 5:45

Deuteronomy 18:18–19 · BSB

I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.

John 5:45 · BSB

Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

47As 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.

49I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

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