John 5:36

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 10:25 : 25 Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.
  • John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.
  • 1 John 5:9 : 9 If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.
  • Matt 11:4 : 4 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:
  • John 3:2 : 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
  • John 3:17 : 17 God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
  • John 2:23 : 23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did.
  • John 10:37-38 : 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me; 38 But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.
  • John 9:30-33 : 30 The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes. 31 We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open. 32 In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open. 33 If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.
  • John 14:10-11 : 10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works. 11 Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.
  • John 17:4 : 4 I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,
  • 1 John 5:11-12 : 11 And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.
  • John 11:37 : 37 But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.
  • John 5:32 : 32 There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 5:37-39
    3 verses
    83%

    37 And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

    38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

    39 You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

  • John 8:18
    82%

    18 I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.

  • John 10:25
    80%

    25 Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

  • John 5:30-35
    6 verses
    80%

    30 Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

    31 If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.

    32 There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

    33 You sent to John and he gave true witness.

    34 But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.

    35 He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

  • John 10:36-38
    3 verses
    78%

    36 Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

    37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

    38 But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

  • John 14:10-12
    3 verses
    78%

    10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

    11 Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

    12 Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father.

  • John 5:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

    20 For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.

  • John 8:38
    76%

    38 I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.

  • John 8:26
    76%

    26 I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

  • John 5:17
    76%

    17 But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

  • John 8:16
    75%

    16 Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.

  • John 15:24
    75%

    24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.

  • John 17:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.

    5 And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.

  • John 15:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;

    27 And you, in addition, will give witness because you have been with me from the first.

  • 1 John 5:9
    74%

    9 If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.

  • John 3:28
    74%

    28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

  • John 8:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28 So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

    29 He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.

  • John 12:49
    74%

    49 For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it.

  • John 12:45
    73%

    45 And he who sees me, sees him who sent me.

  • John 8:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.

    14 Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

  • John 14:28
    73%

    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

  • John 10:32
    73%

    32 Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

  • John 1:34
    72%

    34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.

  • John 7:29
    72%

    29 I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.

  • John 6:36
    72%

    36 But it is as I said to you: you have seen me, and still you have no faith.

  • John 17:8
    72%

    8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.

  • John 13:20
    72%

    20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.

  • John 1:15
    71%

    15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • John 6:29
    71%

    29 Jesus, answering, said to them, This is to do the work of God: to have faith in him whom God has sent.

  • John 16:27
    71%

    27 For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

  • John 6:38
    71%

    38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.

  • John 8:54
    71%

    54 Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

  • John 10:30
    71%

    30 I and my Father are one.

  • John 3:11
    71%

    11 Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.