John 14:12 BSB — MannaFest

John 14:12

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

BSB

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ASV

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

KJV

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Exposition of the Christian Faith 3.11.91 (397)

Skillfully inserting here the word also, he has allowed us similarity and yet has not ascribed natural unity. The work of the Father and the work of the Son, therefore, are one.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Greater works than these shall he do - So one apostle wrought miracles merely by his shadow, Acts v, 15; another by handkerchiefs carried from his body, Acts xix, 12; and all spake with various tongues. But the converting one sinner is a greater work than all these.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Did Christ heal the sick, cleanse the leper, raise the dead? Did he convince and convert sinners, and draw multitudes to him? Though he should depart, the work should not cease, nor fall to the ground, but should be carried on as vigorously and successfully as ever; and it is still in the doing.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The prayer of faith, if at any time it had been necessary, would have removed mountains. [2.] In the kingdom of grace. They should obtain greater victories by the gospel than had been obtained while Christ was upon earth. The truth is, the captivating of so great a part of the world to Christ, under such outward disadvantages, was the miracle of all.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And greater works than these - The miracles which I have wrought could not have been wrought but by the omnipotence of God; but that omnipotence can work greater. And those who believe on my name shall, through my almighty power, be enabled to work greater miracles than those which l have ordinarily wrought. An impostor might seduce the people by false miracles; but he could not make his power and cunning pass to all those who were seduced by him: but I will give you this proof of the divinity of my mission and the truth of my doctrine.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀμὴν	Amēn	Amen	G281 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν·	humin	to you;	G4771 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
πιστεύων	pisteuōn	believing	G4100 →
εἰς	eis	in	G1519 →
ἐμέ,	eme	Me myself,	G1473 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ἔργα	erga	works	G2041 →
ἃ	ha	that	G3739 →
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
ποιῶ	poiō	do	G4160 →
κἀκεῖνος	kakeinos	also he	G2532 →G1565 →
ποιήσει	poiēsei	will do	G4160 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μείζονα	meizona	greater	G3173 →
τούτων	toutōn	than these	G3778 →
ποιήσει,	poiēsei	he will do,	G4160 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
πατέρα	patera	Father	G3962 →
πορεύομαι.	poreuomai	am going.	G4198 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 16:17
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
leads to
- Acts 5:16
  Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28
  And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
- Acts 8:7
  With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
- Luke 10:17
  The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:10
  to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
Through
Matthew 21:21
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain,…
leads to
- James 1:6
  But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
- Matthew 17:20
  “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’…
Through
Acts 16:18
She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And…
leads to
- Mark 16:17
  And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John