John 12:44-50 - Jesus' Final Public Appeal
44 Then Jesus spoke out in a loud voice, "The person who believes in me, does not [only] believe in me, but [also] in Him who sent me [i.e., God]. 45 And the person who sees me, sees Him who sent me [also]. 46 I have come into the world to be a light [to it], so that whoever believes in me would not have to remain in [spiritual] darkness. 47 And if any person hears my message and does not obey it, I will not judge him [now], for I did not come into the world to judge it, but to save it. 48 The person who rejects me and does not accept my message has One who [will] judge him. The message that I have spoken will judge him on the last day [i.e., the judgment day]. 49 For I did not speak from myself [i.e., on my own authority], but the Father Himself, who sent me, has ordered me what to say and speak. 50 And I know that [obeying] His commandments [leads to] never ending life. So, the things which I say are what the Father has told me [to say]."