And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
12:48 the word. The vital and eternal importance of the written Word of God (which is, to all intents and purposes, the word spoken by Christ) is thus indicated by the Lord Jesus. The response of men to the Word will be the basis on which they are judged (note John 5:24; Revelation 20:12,15; etc.).