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John 5:20

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

John 5:20

Verse 20 of 47

Scripture focus

For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

John 5:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 5:20

Theological / Devotional

Lovetli the Son. See ch. 3:35.

All things. Here Jesus asserts His perfect comprehension of the Father’s will. Only one who was God Himself could honestly make such an assertion.

Greater works. That is, greater than the miracles of healing that Jesus had been performing (see on v. 21). The strength of Jesus’ declaration is the more remarkable in that He made it in the face of condemnation for the miracle He had just performed.

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