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I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don`t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
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The Basis of Perfect Judgment
Commentators agree that Jesus' judgment is perfectly just because it is not based on His own isolated will. Instead, He acts in complete unity with the Father, perfectly "hearing" and executing God's will. This ensures His decisions are free from any personal bias or selfish motive, making them righteous and true.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
I (Εγω). The discourse returns to the first person after using "the Son" since verse 19. Here Jesus repeats in the first person ()…
19th Century
Anglican
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.
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Baptist
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.
This verse marks a transition from self-affirmation to testimony. Jesus spoke with the confidence of being commissioned by the Father, not with the…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I can of mine own self do nothing This is the conclusion of the matter, the winding up of the several arguments conc…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
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…
