With my Father (παρα τω πατρ). Locative case of πατηρ and article used as possessive (common idiom), "by the side of my Father," p…

I speak, and so forth (John 3:11–13).

My Father: God.

Your father: The devil. See John 8:44. T…

I speak that which I have seen with my Father.—Some of the older manuscripts read “the” for “My,” but without change of sense. For the tho…

And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said to him, Do you believe on the Son of God? He …

St. Augustine of Hippo: The Jews had asserted they were free because they were Abraham’s seed. Our Lord replies, I know that…

The contrast between the attitude of Abraham and that of his self-styled descendants was proof that they were falsely claiming him as their spiritu…

I speak what I have seen with my Father. He had already made frequent mention of his Father; and now, by an argument drawn from c…

I speak that which I have seen with my Father
This is an aggravation of the sin of the Jews, in seeking to kill Chri…

Our Lord opposed the proud and vain confidence of these Jews, showing that their descent from Abraham could not profit those whose spirit was contr…

1. After showing the remedy for escaping from the darkne , Christ now demonstrates its effectivene . He first explains the remedy's power an…