30 Bible Verses about The Father's Activity Regarding Christ

and we have beheld and do testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

"Just as the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so also that man who feeds on me shall live by me.

do you mean to tell me, whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

"I am one who gives testimony concerning myself, and the Father who sent me gives testimony concerning me."

because I have never spoken on my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me gave me commandment what to say and what words to speak.

"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;

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

For he did receive honor and glory from God the Father, when there was borne such a voice to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I delight;

For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, and his angels with him, and then will he reward each one in accordance with his actions.

When he had thus spoken, Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: "Father, the hour is come. Glorify the Son, that thy Son may glorify thee;

"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."

And he shall shepherd them with a rod of iron, shattering them like earthen vessels (as I myself have received from my Father),

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given everything into his hands, and that he was come from God,

the Father loves the Son and has committed everything into his hands.

"For the Father loves the Son, and shows him every thing that he himself is doing. And greater deeds than these will he show him, that you may wonder.

"Everything has been handed over to me by my Father; neither does any one know the Son, except the Father, nor any one know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

"All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father; and who the Father is except the Son, and he the Son wishes to reveal him."

"And I promise you a kingdom, even as my Father has promised me a kingdom;

"The Father indeed does not judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son,

"For as the Father has life in himself, so also has he granted to the Son to have life in himself.

"Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will never reject.

"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."

answered Jesus; "no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him; then I will raise him up on the last day.

So he added, "This is why I told you that no on can come to me unless it be given from the Father."

"It is written in the Prophets, "And they shall all of them be taught of God. Every one who has listened to the father and learns from him, comes to me.

So Jesus answered them in these words. "In solemn truth I tell that the Son cannot do anything of himself, except what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that the Son does also.

"Father, if thou art willing, take away this cup from me; but thy will, not mine, be done!"

"Do you not suppose that I am able to appeal to my Father to furnish me at this very moment with twelve legions of angels?

Then they rolled the stone away; and Jesus lifted up his eyes and said:

Now is my soul disquieted. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? Nay, for this very cause I am come to this hour.