John Gill's Exposition on John 12:49

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For I have not spoken of myself, etc.] 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 <430828>John 8:28 17:8).

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