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Berean Standard Bible

“As 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.”

John 12:47

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Near the end of his public ministry Jesus cries out to the crowd, summing up his message. He speaks about belief, light and judgment.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

As 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn’t believe, I don’t judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el que oyere mis palabras, y no las creyere, yo no le juzgo; porque no he venido á juzgar al mundo, sino á salvar al mundo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»El que escucha mis palabras y no las obedece, no soy yo el que lo va a juzgar; pues yo no vine a juzgar al mundo sino a salvarlo.

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