Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Parallel translations
- WEB Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.
- BSB Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
- NKJV Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
- NASB Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own, but the Father, as He remains in Me, does His works.
- NLT Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me.
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Quick answer
Jesus affirms His mutual indwelling with the Father, so that His words and works are the Father's. It expresses the profound unity between the Father and the Son.
Overview
Jesus declares that He is in the Father and the Father in Him, a mutual indwelling that grounds the divine origin of His words and works. What He says and does is the Father acting through Him. The verse is a key text for the church's understanding of the relationship within the Godhead and Christ's full deity.
Cross-references & the web
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- John 5:19Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
- John 10:38But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
- Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
- John 10:30I and my Father are one.
- John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
- John 8:28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
- Col 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
- John 6:38–40For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
- John 17:8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
- John 5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
- John 17:21–23That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
- 2 Cor 5:19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
- John 14:20At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
- John 8:38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
- John 7:16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
- John 3:32–34And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
- John 1:1–3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 7:28–29Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
- 1 Jn 5:7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
- Col 1:19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
- John 11:26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
- John 8:40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
- Ps 68:16–18Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
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