John 3:34

Green's Literal Translation

For the One whom God sent speaks the Words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
That's because God sent him and he speaks with God's words. The Top Hand is given the Spirit without any limitations.

Legacy Standard Bible
For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.

Bible in Basic English
For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.

Darby Translation
for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.

New King James Version
For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.

Christian Standard Bible®
For God sent Him, and He speaks God's words, since He gives the Spirit without measure.

World English Bible
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God giveth not him the Spirit by measure.

Weymouth's New Testament
For He whom God has sent speaks God's words; for God does not give the Spirit with limitations."

King James Version (1611)
For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: For God giueth not the Spirit by measure vnto him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For he who God hath sent, speaketh ye wordes of God: for God geueth not the sprete (vnto him) by measure.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for he whom God hath sent, saith nothing but what is divine: for God hath given him the spirit without restriction.

THE MESSAGE
"The One that God sent speaks God's words. And don't think he rations out the Spirit in bits and pieces. The Father loves the Son extravagantly. He turned everything over to him so he could give it away—a lavish distribution of gifts. That is why whoever accepts and trusts the Son gets in on everything, life complete and forever! And that is also why the person who avoids and distrusts the Son is in the dark and doesn't see life. All he experiences of God is darkness, and an angry darkness at that."

Amplified Bible
"For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God [proclaiming the Father's own message]; for God gives the [gift of the] Spirit without measure [generously and boundlessly]!

American Standard Version
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.

Revised Standard Version
For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for it is not by measure that he gives the Spirit;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the wordes of God. For God geveth not the sprete by measure.

Update Bible Version
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for he does not give the Spirit by measure.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for [to him] God giveth not the Spirit by measure.

New Century Version
The One whom God sent speaks the words of God, because God gives him the Spirit fully.

New English Translation
For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.

Contemporary English Version
The Son was sent to speak God's message, and he has been given the full power of God's Spirit.

Complete Jewish Bible
because the one whom God sent speaks God's words. For God does not give him the Spirit in limited degree —

Geneva Bible (1587)
For hee whome God hath sent, speaketh the woordes of God: for God giueth him not the Spirit by measure.

George Lamsa Translation
For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God did not give the Spirit by measure.

Hebrew Names Version
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
For he whom Aloha hath sent, the very words of Aloha speaketh; for it was not in measure that Aloha gave the Spirit.

Murdock Translation
For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God hath not given the Spirit by measure [fn] .

New Living Translation
For he is sent by God. He speaks God's words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit.

New Life Bible
He was sent by God and He speaks God's Word. God gives Him all of His Spirit.

English Revised Version
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.

Berean Standard Bible
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

New Revised Standard
He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, he whom God hath sent, the sayings of God, doth speak; for, not by measure, giveth he the Spirit.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.

King James Version
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

Lexham English Bible
For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit by measure.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the wordes of God: For God geueth not the spirite by measure vnto hym.

Easy-to-Read Version
God sent him, and he tells people what God says. God gives him the Spirit fully.

English Standard Version
For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.

New American Standard Bible
"For He whom God sent speaks the words of God; for He does not give the Spirit sparingly.

Good News Translation
The one whom God has sent speaks God's words, because God gives him the fullness of his Spirit.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But he whom God hath sent, spekith the wordis of God; for not to mesure God yyueth the spirit.

Young's Literal Translation
for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;

Contextual Overview

²² After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea. And He continued there with them and baptized. ²³ And John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, for many waters were there. And they came and were being baptized. ²⁴ For John had not yet been thrown into the prison. ²⁵ Then a question from John's disciples arose with the Jews about purification. ²⁶ And they came to John and said to him, Teacher, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have witnessed, behold, this One baptizes, and all are coming to Him. ²⁷ John answered and said, A man is able to receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves witness to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that having been sent, I am going before that One. ²⁹ The one having the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, standing and hearing him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. Then this my joy has been fulfilled. ³⁰ That One must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ The One having come from above is above all. The one being of the earth is earthy, and speaks of the earth. The One coming out of Heaven is above all.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: John 7:16, John 8:26-28, John 8:40, John 8:47

for God: John 3:17, John 1:16, John 5:26, John 7:37-39, John 15:26, John 16:7, Numbers 11:25, 2 Kings 2:9, Psalms 45:7, Isaiah 11:2-5, Isaiah 59:21, Isaiah 62:1-3, Romans 8:2, Ephesians 3:8, Ephesians 4:7-13, Colossians 1:19, Colossians 2:9, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:16, Revelation 22:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:41 - anoint them Exodus 29:7 - General Exodus 37:29 - he made Exodus 40:9 - the anointing oil Exodus 40:10 - sanctify Exodus 40:12 - General Exodus 40:13 - anoint him Leviticus 2:4 - wafers Leviticus 7:35 - portion Leviticus 14:15 - General Numbers 27:18 - a man Deuteronomy 34:9 - full of the spirit Judges 13:25 - the Spirit 1 Samuel 16:13 - the Spirit Psalms 2:2 - anointed Psalms 72:1 - Give Psalms 89:20 - General Isaiah 28:6 - for a spirit Isaiah 42:1 - I have Isaiah 48:16 - the Lord God Isaiah 51:16 - I have put Isaiah 61:1 - Spirit Ezekiel 4:11 - shalt drink Daniel 9:24 - and to anoint Matthew 3:16 - and he Matthew 12:18 - I will Matthew 25:4 - oil Luke 4:1 - full John 1:33 - the same John 10:36 - whom John 14:24 - and John 17:3 - and Jesus Acts 1:2 - through Acts 10:38 - God Romans 8:9 - the Spirit Romans 12:3 - according 1 Corinthians 11:3 - and the head of Christ 2 Corinthians 1:21 - anointed Galatians 4:6 - the Spirit Colossians 1:18 - in all Hebrews 1:9 - anointed Hebrews 9:14 - who 1 Peter 1:21 - gave 1 John 4:14 - the Father Revelation 3:1 - he that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he whom God hath sent,.... Still meaning Christ, who was sent in human nature, in the likeness of sinful flesh, in the fulness of time; to be the Saviour of the world, of that which was lost, of the chief of sinners; and to preach the glad tidings of the Gospel, which is more especially here designed; and for which he was abundantly qualified by the Spirit of God, with which he was anointed:

speaketh the words of God; the words which God gave unto him; the doctrines of grace; the word of truth; the word of faith; the word of righteousness; the word of reconciliation; the words of salvation and eternal life; the whole mind and will of God; and whatever he spoke were as true as the oracles of God, and were such.

For God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him], as he did to the prophets of the Old Testament, and to the apostles of the New; and to the ordinary ministers of the word, who have gifts differing one from another; to one is given one gift of the Spirit; and to another, another gift, as the Spirit pleaseth; and to everyone is given grace, or gifts of grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ, Ephesians 4:7. To which agrees what the Jews say a of the Holy Spirit, and his gifts.

"Says R. Joden bar R. Simeon, even the waters which descend from above are not given, but, במדה, "in measure".--Says R. Acha, even the Holy Spirit, which dwells upon the prophets, does not dwell, but במשקל, "in weight".''

But the Lord Jesus has every, gift of the Spirit, and the fulness of grace in him: he is anointed with the oil of gladness, with the Holy Ghost above his fellows; and has an immeasurable unction of the holy one; which, like the precious oil poured on Aaron, descends from him to the members of his body.

a Vajikra Rabba, sect. 15. fol. 157. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whom God hath sent - The Messiah.

Speaketh the words of God - The truth, or commands of God.

For God giveth not the Spirit - The Spirit of God. Though Jesus was God as well as man, yet, as Mediator, God anointed him, or endowed him with the influences of his Spirit, so as to be completely qualified for his great work.

By measure - Not in a small degree, but fully, completely. The prophets were inspired on particular occasions to deliver special messages. The Messiah was continually filled with the Spirit of God. “The Spirit dwelt in him, not as a vessel, but as in a fountain, as in a bottomless ocean (Henry).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 34. For God giveth not the Spirit by measure — He is the most perfect of all teachers, as having received the Holy Spirit as none before him ever did. Without measure-not for a particular time, people, purpose, c., but for the whole compass of time, and in reference to all eternity. Former dispensations of the Holy Spirit made partial discoveries of infinite justice and mercy but now the sum of justice, in requiring such a sacrifice, and the plenitude of mercy, in providing it, shall, by that Spirit with which he baptizes, be made manifest to all the children of men. It is worthy of remark that this was fully done after the outpouring of the Spirit on the day of pentecost, Acts 2:1, c., as may be clearly seen in all the apostolic epistles. The Jews observe, that the Holy Spirit was given only in certain measures to the prophets some writing only one book, others two. So Rab. Acba.