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If I hadn`t done among them the works which none other did, they wouldn`t have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.
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Unparalleled Evidence
Commentators highlight that Jesus’ miracles were unique, setting Him apart from all prophets. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Calvin note that He performed them by His own divine authority, not by invoking God's power as others did. These unparalleled works served as undeniable proof of His identity, making the people's rejection of Him particularly inexcusable.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The works which none other man did. The miracles of Jesus surpassed those of Moses and the prophets—
In their number. He …
They have both seen and hated (κα εωρακασιν κα μεμισηκασιν). Perfect active indicative of οραω and μισεω, permanent attitude and r…
19th Century
Anglican
If I had not done among them the works.—Compare the Note on John 15:22. For the evidence of our Lord’s works, see John 5:…
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Baptist
He that hateth me hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have th…
The sin of Jesus’ enemies was both deliberate and inexcusable. Accredited by the miracles that he had performed and the words he had spoken, he con…
16th Century
Protestant
If I had not done among them the works. Under the word works, he includes, in my opinion, all the proofs which he gave of his Div…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If I had not done among them the works This is another, and a new argument, evincing the inexcusableness of their ignorance, a…
How little do many people think, that in opposing the doctrine of Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, they prove themselves ignorant of the on…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, when our Lord said that the Jews would persecute His disciples, He gave the reason that they did not know the One who sent Hi…
