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 beareth witness of me; and ye know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.

The works

This man came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no one can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him.

The man answered and said to them, Why, herein is a marvelous thing, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened my eyes.

Jesus answered them, I have told you, and ye do not believe. The works that I do in my Fathers name, these bear witness of me.

But some of them said, Could not he, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have also caused that this man should not have died?

Dost thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you, I speak not from myself; but the Father, who dwelleth in me, doeth his works.

If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

I have glorified thee on the earth, having finished the work which thou gavest me to do;

Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know,

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye hear and see.

General references

before whose coming forward John had first preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.