30 Bible Verses about The Father's Activity Regarding Christ
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As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.
do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You blaspheme,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God?'
For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn't Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.
Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."
He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots; as I also have received of my Father:
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and was going to God,
For the Father has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
Turning to the disciples, he said, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him."
For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.
All those who the Father gives me will come to me. Him who comes to me I will in no way throw out.
This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
He said, "For this cause have I said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father."
It is written in the prophets, 'They will all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me.
Jesus therefore answered them, "Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.
saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."
Or do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?
So they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank you that you listened to me.
"Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this time?' But for this cause I came to this time.