“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.
- KJV Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
- NKJV Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.
- NASB Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me.
- NLT Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name.
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Quick answer
Jesus answers that He has already told them, and His works in the Father's name testify to Him, yet they do not believe. The problem is not lack of evidence but lack of faith.
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Jesus points to His miracles as testimony done in His Father's name and authority. Their unbelief persists despite clear revelation. This exposes that their hearts, not the evidence, are the obstacle.
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Cross-references · 15
- John 10:38But 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 the Father.”
- John 8:58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
- Heb 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
- John 14:11Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
- John 5:17–43But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
- John 10:32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
- John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- John 3:2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
- John 20:30Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.
- Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- John 8:24That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
- John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- John 12:37Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
- John 7:31Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
- Acts 2:22Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
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