New American Standard Bible 1995

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John

12

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48

"He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"He who rejects to do away with what has been laid down, set aside V-PPA-NMS H114 ἀθετῶν athetōn
Me and does not receive to take, receive V-PPA-NMS H2983 λαμβάνων lambanōn
My sayings, a word, by impl. a matter N-ANP H4487 ῥήματα rēmata
has to have, hold V-PIA-3S H2192 ἔχει echei
one who judges to judge, decide V-FIA-3S H2919 κρίνοντα krinonta
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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him; the word a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech N-NMS H3056 λόγος logos
I spoke to talk V-AIA-1S H2980 ἐλάλησα elalēsa
is what that one (or neut. that thing), often intensified by the art. preceding DPro-NMS H1565 ἐκεῖνος ekeinos
will judge to judge, decide V-FIA-3S H2919 κρινεῖ krinei
him at the last last, extreme Adj-DFS H2078 ἐσχάτῃ eschatē
day. day N-DFS H2250 ἡμέρᾳ ēmera

Parallel Verses

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.
King James Bible "He who rejects Me He that rejecteth me, and does receiveth not receive My sayings, has my words, hath one who judges him; that judgeth him: the word that I spoke is what will have spoken, the same shall judge him at in the last day.
Berean Bible "He who rejects The one rejecting Me and does not receive receiving My sayings, words has one who judges him; the judging him: The word which I spoke is what spoke, that will judge him at in the last day.
Hebrew Greek English "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.