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I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father."
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Actions Reveal Your Father
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a spiritual diagnostic. Jesus contrasts His own words, which come from His intimate relationship with God the Father, with His opponents' actions, which stem from their father, the devil. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin emphasize that our words and deeds are the clearest evidence of our true spiritual parentage, revealing whether we are children of God or children of the devil.
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John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I speak, and so forth (John 3:11–13).
My Father: God.
Your father: The devil. See John 8:44. T…
With my Father (παρα τω πατρ). Locative case of πατηρ and article used as possessive (common idiom), "by the side of my Father," p…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
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 …
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing the remedy for escaping from the darkness, Christ now demonstrates its effectiveness. He first explains the remedy's power …
