John 13:20

Amplified Bible

"I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the one who receives and welcomes whomever I send receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me [in that same way]."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Truly I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives

King James Version (1611)
Uerily, verily I say vnto you, he that receiueth whomsoeuer I send, receiueth me: and he that receiueth me, receiueth him that sent me.

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

English Standard Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me."

New American Standard Bible
"Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send, receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

New Century Version
I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send also accepts me. And whoever accepts me also accepts the One who sent me."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

Legacy Standard Bible
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives anyone I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

Berean Standard Bible
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me."

Contemporary English Version
I tell you for certain that anyone who welcomes my messengers also welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

Complete Jewish Bible
Yes, indeed! I tell you that a person who receives someone I send receives me, and that anyone who receives me receives the One who sent me."

Darby Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you, He who receives whomsoever I shall send receives me; and he that receives me receives him who has sent me.

Easy-to-Read Version
I assure you, whoever accepts the person I send also accepts me. And whoever accepts me also accepts the one who sent me."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Verely, verely I say vnto you, If I send any, he that receiueth him, receiueth me, and hee that receiueth me, receiueth him that sent me.

George Lamsa Translation
Truly, truly, I say to you, He who receives him whom I send, receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

Good News Translation
I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me."

Lexham English Bible
Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me."

Literal Translation
Truly, truly, I say to you, The one who receives whomever I may send receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

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

Bible in Basic English
Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.

Hebrew Names Version
Most assuredly I tell you, he who receives whoever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me."

International Standard Version
Truly, truly I tell you, the one who receives whomever I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me."Matthew 10:40; 25:40; Luke 10:16;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Amen, amen, I say to you, Whoever receiveth him whom I send receiveth me; and whoever receiveth me receiveth him who sent me.

Murdock Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you: He that receiveth him whom I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto you, he that receaueth whomsoeuer I sende, receaueth me: And he that receaueth me, receaueth hym that sent me.

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

World English Bible
Most assuredly I tell you, he who receives whoever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Verily, verily I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me, and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

Weymouth's New Testament
In most solemn truth I tell you that he who receives whoever I send receives me, and that he who receives me receives Him who sent me."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, he that takith whom euere Y schal sende, resseyueth me; and he that resseyueth me, resseyueth hym that sente me.

Update Bible Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, he that receives whoever I send receives me; and he that receives me receives him that sent me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

New English Translation
I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."

New King James Version
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

New Living Translation
I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me."

New Life Bible
For sure, I tell you, he who receives the one I send out, receives Me. He who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

New Revised Standard
Very truly, I tell you, whoever receives one whom I send receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Verily, verily, I say unto you - He that receiveth whomsoever I shall send, receiveth, me; and, he that receiveth, me, receiveth him that sent me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Amen, amen, I say to you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me: and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Revised Standard Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives any one whom I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Verely verely I saye vnto you. He that receaveth who soever I sende receaveth me. And he that receaveth me receaveth him that sent me.

Young's Literal Translation
verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Verely verely I saye vnto you: He that receaueth whom so euer I sende, receaueth me: and he that receaueth me, receaueth him that sent me.

Mace New Testament (1729)
I declare unto you, he that receiveth him that I send, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

Simplified Cowboy Version
I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes a cowboy that I send welcomes me. If they welcome me, then they welcome the Father too."

Contextual Overview

¹⁸"I am not speaking of all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but [this has happened] in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled: 'HE WHO EATS MY BREAD HAS RAISED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME [as My enemy].' ¹⁹"From now on I am telling you [what will happen] before it occurs, so that when it does take place you may believe that I am He [who I say I am—the Christ, the Anointed, the Messiah]. ²⁰"I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the one who receives and welcomes whomever I send receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me [in that same way]."²¹After Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, one of you will betray Me and hand Me over." ²²The disciples began looking at one another, puzzled and disturbed as to whom He could mean. ²³One of His disciples, whom Jesus loved (esteemed), was leaning against Jesus' chest. ²⁴So Simon Peter motioned to him (John) and [quietly] asked [him to ask Jesus] of whom He was speaking. ²⁵Then leaning back against Jesus' chest, he (John) asked Him [privately], "Lord, who is it?" ²⁶Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I am going to give this piece [of bread] after I have dipped it." So when He had dipped the piece of bread [into the dish], He gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷After [Judas had taken] the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly [without delay]."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

He: John 12:44-48, Matthew 10:40-42, Matthew 25:40, Mark 9:37, Luke 9:48, Luke 10:16, Galatians 4:14, Colossians 2:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:8

Reciprocal: Exodus 16:8 - but against Numbers 16:11 - against 1 Kings 13:4 - Lay hold 2 Kings 5:11 - went away 2 Chronicles 20:20 - believe his Malachi 2:7 - the messenger Matthew 5:18 - verily Matthew 10:14 - whosoever Matthew 13:37 - is Matthew 18:5 - receiveth Luke 10:8 - and John 1:51 - Verily John 20:21 - as Acts 10:22 - and to Romans 14:1 - receive Philippians 2:29 - Receive Hebrews 6:10 - For 1 John 4:6 - he that knoweth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Verily, verily, I say unto you,.... You may assure yourselves of the truth of what I am going to say, and which I say for your comfort and encouragement:

he that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me, and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me; I have sent you in my name to preach the Gospel; you are my ambassadors, and you will be honourably received by many; and which I shall regard and take notice of, and esteem, as though they had received me; even as my Father has sent me into this world, as a Saviour and Redeemer, a prophet, priest, and King; and as many as have received me, are looked upon by my Father, as having received him: in short, such as cordially receive and embrace the ministers of the Gospel, receive Christ, in whose name they come, and whom they preach; and such who receive Christ, as preached and held forth in the everlasting Gospel, receive the Father of Christ; and partake of his love, grace, and kindness, shown forth in the mission and gift of Christ to them: Christ, as Mediator, represented his Father that sent him; and the ministers of Christ represent him; so that what is done to them, either in a way of reception or rejection, he takes as done to himself: it is a common saying among the Jews c, של אדם כמותו

ששלוחו, "that the messenger of a man is as himself".

c T Bab. Beracot, fol. 34. 2. Kiddushin, fol. 41. 9. & 42. 1. & 43. 1. Bava Metzia, fol. 96. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that receiveth ... - This sentiment is found in the instructions which Jesus gave to his disciples in Matthew 10:40. Why he repeats it at this time cannot now be known. It is certain that it is not closely connected with the subject of his conversation. Perhaps, however, it was to show how intimately united he, his Father, his apostles, and all who received them were. They who received them received him, and they who received him received God. So he who betrayed him, betrayed, for the same reason, God. Hence Judas, who was about to betray him, was also about to betray the cause of religion in the world, and to betray God and his cause. Everything pertaining to religion is connected together. A man cannot do dishonor to one of the institutions of religion without injuring all; he cannot dishonor its ministers or the Saviour without dishonoring God. And this shows that one prominent ground of the Saviour’s solicitude was that his Father might be honored, and one source of his deep grief at the treason of Judas was that it would bring injury upon the whole cause of religion in the world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 13:20. He that received whomsoever I send — See similar words, Matthew 10:40, c. Our Lord spoke this to comfort his disciples: he showed them that, although they should be rejected by many, they would be received by several and that whoever received them should reap the utmost benefit by it.