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.
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.
- BSB “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
- 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.
- 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 do them, though you don’t believe me, believe the works; that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
- John 8:58Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM. ”
- Heb 2:3how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation — which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
- John 14:11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
- John 5:17–43But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”
- John 10:32Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”
- John 11:47The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
- John 3:2The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
- John 20:30Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book;
- Acts 10:38even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- John 8:24I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
- John 8:12Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- John 12:37But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him,
- John 7:31But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”
- Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know,
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