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I (Εγω). The discourse returns to the first person after using "the Son" since verse 19. Here Jesus repeats in the first person th…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Of mine own self. See John 5:19. The Messiah, the Mediator, does nothing without the concurrence and the authority of God. Whatever he doe…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
For “the will of the Father which has sent Me,” in the last clause, read, with nearly all the best manuscripts, the will of Him that sent Me.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Christ as Mediator did the will of the Father, and yet also did his own will, for his will was always the same as his Father's.
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. Augustine of Hippo: We were about to ask Christ, “You will judge, and the Father will not judge? Will you not then judge acc…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
This verse marks a transition from self-affirmation to testimony. Jesus spoke with the confidence of being commissioned by the Father, not with the…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
I can do nothing of myself. It would be superfluous here to enter into abstruse reasonings about whether the Son of God can do anythin…
John Gill
JohnGill
I can of mine own self do nothing
This is the conclusion of the matter, the winding up of the several arguments conc…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Our Lord returns to his declaration of the entire agreement between the Father and the Son, and declared himself the Son of God. He had higher test…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Above, our Lord has shown that he had the power to give life and to judge, and he explained each by its effect. Here he shows how each of…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson