John 12:49

49 Because I have not spoken on my own authority; but the Father who sent me, Himself gave me a command what to say and in what words to speak.

John 12:49 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:49

For I have not spoken of myself
As man, or as separate from his Father; his doctrine was not human, but divine, and therefore a rejection of it cannot escape notice at the future judgment:

but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment what I should
say, and what I should speak;
Christ, as man, had his mission, and commission, and his instructions from his Father to preach the Gospel unto men; he was anointed for it by the Holy Ghost; he was enjoined the preaching of it by his Father, and the several doctrines he published were delivered him by him; see ( John 8:28 ) ( 17:8 ) .

John 12:49 In-Context

47 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.

48 He who sets me at naught and does not receive my teachings is not left without a judge: the Message which I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

49 Because I have not spoken on my own authority; but the Father who sent me, Himself gave me a command what to say and in what words to speak.

50 And I know that His command is the Life of the Ages. What therefore I speak, I speak just as the Father has bidden me."