John 5:36 BSB — MannaFest

John 5:36

But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But the witness which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 3 (444)

Even though he was the lamp (saith He) both depicted by the books of the law, and proclaimed afore by the voice of the holy Prophets, that he should one day appear, beaming before the true Light, and declaring among you, that ye ought to put in good order the way of your Lord and God: yet since he haply seemeth to you not trustworthy, albeit so great in virtue, by reason of your innate unruly and most absurd folly, I proceed now to what is greater, against which probably ye will say nothing, ashamed before the very beauty of truth even against your own will.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

But I have greater witness - However decisive the judgment of such a man as John may be, who was the lamp of Israel, a miracle of grace, filled with the spirit of Elijah, and more than any prophet, because he pointed out, not the Messiah who was to come, but the Messiah who was already come: nevertheless, I am not obliged to depend on his testimony alone; for I have a greater one, that of Him whom you acknowledge to be your God. And how do I prove that this God bears testimony to me?

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

In these verses we see the proof of our Lord Jesus Christ being the promised Messiah, set forth before the Jews in one view. Four different witnesses are brought forward. Four kinds of evidence are offered. His Father in heaven—His forerunner, John the Baptist—the miraculous works He had done—the Scriptures, which the Jews professed to honor—each and all are named by our Lord, as testifying that He was the Christ, the Son of God. Hard must those hearts have been which could hear such testimony; and yet remain unmoved!

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Original language & word study

32 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἔχω	echō	have	G2192 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
μαρτυρίαν	marturian	testimony	G3141 →
μείζω	meizō	greater than	G3173 →
τοῦ	tou	that	G3588 →
Ἰωάννου·	Iōannou	of John;	G2491 →
τὰ	ta	<the>	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	For	G1063 →
ἔργα	erga	the works	G2041 →
ἃ	ha	that	G3739 →
δέδωκέν	dedōken	has given	G1325 →
μοι	moi	Me	G3165 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
πατὴρ	patēr	Father	G3962 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
τελειώσω	teleiōsō	I may complete	G5048 →
αὐτά,	auta	them,	G846 →
αὐτὰ	auta	same	G846 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ἔργα	erga	works	G2041 →
ἃ	ha	which	G3739 →
ποιῶ,	poiō	I do,	G4160 →
μαρτυρεῖ	marturei	bear witness	G3140 →
περὶ	peri	concerning	G4012 →
ἐμοῦ	emou	Me	G1473 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
πατήρ	patēr	Father	G3962 →
με	me	Me	G3165 →
ἀπέσταλκεν.	apestalken	has sent.	G649 →

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
John 2:23
While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
leads to
- John 7:31
  Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 6:14
  When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Through
John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
leads to
- John 14:9
  Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the…
- John 10:37
  If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
- John 10:32
  But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
- John 9:32
  Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
Through
John 10:25
“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
leads to
- John 10:38
  But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in…
- John 8:58
  “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”