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JOHN 12:47 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
John 12:46John 12:48
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.
If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I am not the one who judges them. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world — Jesus clarifies that His primary mission is not judgment but salvation; He came to save, not to condemn. The refusal to keep His words places one outside the sphere of salvation, but this rejection is not the result of Jesus' judgment but of the person's own choice.
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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago
Judge Not, Save
For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.' John's Christ comes not to condemn but to rescue. Judgment will happen, but that's not Jesus's primary function or purpose. His work is recover...
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