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All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you.
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A Clear Claim to Divinity
Commentators emphasize that Jesus' statement, "All things that the Father hath are mine," is a profound claim to equality with God the Father. This isn't merely a statement of shared purpose, but of shared essence and authority. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott see this as a foundational verse for understanding the divinity of Christ and the nature of the Trinity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All things, etc. See Matthew 28:18; Matthew 11:27. No one could have said this who was not equal with the Father. The union was…
Therefore said I (δια τουτο ειπον). Jesus explains how and why the Holy Spirit can and will reveal to the disciples what they need…
19th Century
Anglican
All things that the Father hath are mine (John 16:15). He has told them that the Spirit’s work is to glorify …
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Baptist
For he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of min…
(3) The third function of the Spirit is to “glorify” (GK 1519) Christ. His chief purpose is not to make himself prominent but to magnify the person…
16th Century
Protestant
All things that the Father hath are mine. As it might be thought that Christ took away from the Father what he claimed for himself, he ack…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
All things that the Father has are mine Though it is true that the same divine nature the Father is possessed of, th…
Christ's departure was necessary for the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was His going away. Hi…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, we saw two results of the Holy Spirit’s coming: the conviction of the world and the instruction of the disciples. Now the thi…
