Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary John 5:30

"I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me." — John 5:30 (ASV)

This verse marks a transition from self-affirmation to testimony. Jesus spoke with the confidence of being commissioned by the Father, not with the arrogance of self-assertion. Twenty-five times in this gospel he asserts that he has been sent by the Father, a reference to his commission for the ministry, which distinguishes him as the Son of God.