'My Father' in the Bible

and said to those who were selling doves. "Take these things away! Make not my Father's house a house of trade!

But he answered them, "My Father has continued working until now, and I am working too."

"I am come in the name of my Father and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, him you will receive.

"Make the men sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so the men sat down, in numbers about five thousand. "of righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you will no longer see me;

"In solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus in reply, "Moses did not give you the bread out of heaven, but my Father does give you the true bread out of heaven;

"For this is my Fathers will, that every one who beholds the Son and believes on him, shall have eternal life. and I will raise him up at the last day."

"Where is your Father?" they asked him. "You have neither known me nor my Father," answered Jesus. "If you had known me, you would have known my father also."

"I do not have a demon," said Jesus, "but I am honoring my Father, and you are dishonoring me.

"If I glorify myself." said Jesus, "my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifies me, and you say, 'He is our God.'

"No man is taking it away from me. I am laying it down on my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."

Jesus answered them. "I have told you, and you do not believe. The works which I am doing in my Father's name, these bear witness concerning me.

"My Father who has given them to me is stronger than all, and no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

"I and my Father are one."

"I have shown you many good deeds from my Father. For which of these are you going to stone me?"

"If I am not doing the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.

If any one is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am there shall my servant be also. If any man is ready to serve me, him will my Father honor.

In my Father's house there are many rooms If it were not so, would I have told you that I went to prepare a place for you?

If you had known me, you would have known my Father too; from now on you know him and have seen him."

"I tell you solemnly that he who trusts in me shall himself do the works that I am doing; and still greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.

"At that day you shall understand that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

"It is he who has my commands and obeys them that loves me; and he who loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him."

Jesus replied. "If any loves me he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

"You heard me tell you, 'I am going away, and yet I am coming to you.' If you loved me you would have been glad because I said 'I am going to the Father,' for my Father is greater than I.

"I am the vine, and my Father the vine-grower.

"By this is my Father glorified, by your bearing abundant fruit, and so being my disciples.

"If you obey my commands you will abide in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and abide in his love.

"I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have learned from my Father.

"He who hates me hates my Father also.

"If I had not done among them such works as none ever did, they would have had no sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

"And they will do these things because they have not known my Father, nor me.

of righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you will no longer see me; and of judgement,

(The slave's name was Malchus.) Then Jesus said to Peter. "Put up your sword in its sheath. the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?"

"Do not cling to me," said Jesus, "for I am not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, "'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

Then Jesus said to them again. "Peace to you. As my Father has sent me forth, I also now am sending you."