John 5:36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

I have

John 5:32

1 John 5:9

The works

General references

Acts 13:24

Bible References

I have

There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true.

If we accept human testimony, God's testimony is greater, because it is the testimony of God and because he has testified about his Son.

The works

He came to Jesus at night and told him, "Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher, because no one can perform these signs that you are doing unless God is with him."

The man answered them, "This is an amazing thing! You don't know where he comes from, yet he healed my eyes.

Jesus answered them, "I have told you, but you don't believe it. The actions that I do in my Father's name testify on my behalf,

But some of them said, "Surely the one who opened the eyes of the blind man could have kept this man from dying, couldn't he?"

You believe, don't you, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I don't speak on my own. It is the Father who dwells in me and who carries out his work.

If I hadn't done among them the actions that no one else did, they wouldn't have any sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.

I glorified you on earth by completing the task you gave me to do.

"Fellow Israelis, listen to these words: Jesus from Nazareth was a man authenticated to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs that God performed through him among you, as you yourselves know.

Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and observe:

General references

Before Jesus' appearance, John had already preached a baptism of repentance to all the people in Israel.