KJV King James Version
For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
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John 5:20
For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
WEB World English Bible
For the Father has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
ASV American Standard Version
For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and greater works than these will he show him, that ye may marvel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for the Father doth love the Son, and doth shew to him all things that He himself doth; and greater works than these He will shew him, that ye may wonder.
Surrounding context — John 5
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
23 That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoγὰρG1063 · garforπατὴρG3962 · patērfatherφιλεῖG5368 · phileōto loveτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸνG5207 · uhiossonκαὶG2532 · kaiandπάνταG3956 · pasallδείκνυσινG1166 · deiknuōto showαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heποιεῖ,G4160 · poieōto do/make: doκαὶG2532 · kaiandμείζοναG3173 · megasgreatτούτωνG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itδείξειG1166 · deiknuōto showαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἔργαG2041 · ergonworkἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouθαυμάζητε.G2296 · thaumazōto marvel
Cross-references
John 3:35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.Matthew 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.Proverbs 8:22-31The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.2 Peter 1:17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.John 15:15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.John 17:26And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.Luke 10:22All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].John 5:25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.John 10:32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.John 12:45-47And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.Matthew 11:27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].John 14:12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.John 5:29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
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