John 12:44

Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

Cross-references

John 7:28 Parallel

John 7:28 records Jesus crying out that He is sent by the Father, reinforcing the same message of divine commission.

John 13:20 Parallel

John 13:20 extends the same chain: receiving Jesus' sent ones equals receiving Jesus and the Father, reinforcing the unity of sender and sent.

John 5:24 Parallel

John 5:24 directly ties believing the Father who sent Jesus to eternal life and no judgment, reinforcing the same 'sent' relationship.

John 14:1 Parallel

In John 14:1, the same call to believe in Jesus as belief in God reinforces the main verse's declaration of unity with the Father.

John 14:24 Parallel

John 14:24 emphasizes Jesus' words are the Father's, mirroring the main verse's claim that belief in Jesus is belief in the Sent One.

Matthew 10:40 directly parallels: welcoming Jesus' disciples means welcoming Jesus and the one who sent him.

Mark 9:37 Parallel

Mark 9:37 applies the same logic to welcoming a child in Jesus' name — receiving Jesus and the Father.

Luke 9:48 Parallel

Luke 9:48 parallels: welcoming a child in Jesus' name equals welcoming Jesus and the one who sent him.

Luke 10:16 Parallel

Luke 10:16 mirrors the chain: listening to or rejecting Jesus' disciples affects Jesus and the Father who sent him.

1 Peter 1:21 explains that through Jesus we believe in God, who raised and glorified him — faith in Jesus leads to faith in God.