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John 13:20

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”

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ASV

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

KJV

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281 →
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281 →
λέγωlegōI sayG3004 →
ὑμῖν·huminto you;G4771 →
ὁhothe [one]G3588 →
λαμβάνωνlambanōnreceivingG2983 →
ἄνanmaybeG302 →
τιναtinaanyG5100 →
πέμψω,pempsōI shall send,G3992 →
ἐμὲemeMe myselfG1473 →
λαμβάνει·lambaneireceives;G2983 →
ὁhothe [one]G3588 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
ἐμὲemeMe myselfG1473 →
λαμβάνων,lambanōnreceiving,G2983 →
λαμβάνειlambaneireceivesG2983 →
τὸνtonthe [One]G3588 →
πέμψαντάpempsantahaving sentG3992 →
με.¶meMe.G3165 →

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2 Chronicles 20:20Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”Luke 10:16Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”John 20:21Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.Luke 9:48And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”Mark 9:37“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’Matthew 10:14And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.Matthew 10:40–42He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.John 12:44Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.Galatians 4:14And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.John 12:44–48Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.Matthew 18:5And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.Romans 14:1Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.Colossians 2:6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,1 John 4:6We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

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