The Father and I are one.”
Parallel translations
- WEB I and the Father are one.”
- KJV I and my Father are one.
- BSB I and the Father are one.”
- NKJV I and My Father are one.”
- NASB I and the Father are one.”
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Quick answer
Jesus declares, 'I and the Father are one.' He claims a unity with the Father that affirms His deity.
Overview
This statement asserts oneness in power and purpose, and indeed in essence, between the Son and the Father, since the sheep are secure in both their hands. The Jews rightly understood it as a claim to deity, as their reaction shows. The verse is a cornerstone text for the doctrine that the Son shares the divine nature with the Father.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- John 1:1–2In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 14:9Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
- John 17:21–23that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.
- John 5:23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
- John 8:58Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM. ”
- Matt 28:19Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
- Matt 11:27All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
- John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”
- John 14:23Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
- 1 Jn 5:20We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- Titus 2:13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;
- John 17:10All things that are mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.
- 1 Tim 3:16Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
- John 16:15All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you.
- 1 Jn 5:7For there are three who testify:
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