John 5:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything that He does. And He will show Him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} the Father{G3962} loveth{G5368} the Son,{G5207} and{G2532} showeth{G1166} him{G846} all things{G3956} that{G3739} himself{G846} doeth:{G4160} and{G2532} greater{G3173} works{G2041} than these{G5130} will he show{G1166} him,{G846} that{G2443} ye{G5210} may marvel.{G2296}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} the Father{G3962} loveth{G5368}{(G5719)} the Son{G5207}, and{G2532} sheweth{G1166}{(G5719)} him{G846} all things{G3956} that{G3739} himself{G846} doeth{G4160}{(G5719)}: and{G2532} he will shew{G1166}{(G5692)} him{G846} greater{G3187} works{G2041} than{G3187} these{G5130}, that{G2443} ye{G5210} may marvel{G2296}{(G5725)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For the father loveth ye sonne and sheweth him all thinges whatsoever he him selfe doeth. And he will shewe him greter workes then these because ye shoulde marvayle.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The father loueth the sonne, & sheweth him all that he doth, and wyll shewe him yet greater workes, so that ye shal marueyle.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For the Father loueth the Sonne, & sheweth him all things, whatsoeuer he himselfe doeth, and he will shewe him greater workes then these, that ye should marueile.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For the father loueth the sonne, and sheweth hym all thynges that he hym selfe doeth: And he wyll shewe hym greater workes then these, because ye shoulde marueyle.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he does, and will show him greater deeds than these, so that you will be amazed.

Referenced Verses

  • John 3:35 : 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
  • Matt 3:17 : 17 And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
  • John 14:12 : 12 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do, and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
  • John 17:26 : 26 I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.
  • 2 Pet 1:17 : 17 For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice was conveyed to Him by the Majestic Glory: 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
  • John 15:15 : 15 I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • Prov 8:22-31 : 22 The LORD created me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of old. 23 From eternity I was established, from the beginning, before the origins of the earth. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs heavy with water. 25 Before the mountains were shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth. 26 Before He made the earth, the fields, or the first dust of the world. 27 When He established the heavens, I was there; when He marked out the horizon on the face of the deep. 28 When He strengthened the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong. 29 When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth. 30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman, delighting day by day, rejoicing always in His presence. 31 Rejoicing in His whole world and delighting in the sons of men.
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been committed to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!'
  • Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.
  • John 5:21 : 21 'Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever He wills.'
  • John 5:25 : 25 Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
  • John 5:29 : 29 And they will come out: those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?'
  • John 12:45-47 : 45 "And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47 "If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge them. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • John 5:17-19
    3 verses
    84%

    17 But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I too am working.'

    18 Because of this, the Jews were all the more determined to kill Him, not only because He was breaking the Sabbath, but also because He was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

    19 So Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He only does what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does in the same way.'

  • John 5:21-23
    3 verses
    80%

    21 'Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever He wills.'

    22 'For the Father judges no one, but He has entrusted all judgment to the Son.'

    23 'So that everyone may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.'

  • John 3:35-36
    2 verses
    79%

    35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

    36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. But the one who disobeys the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.

  • John 14:9-13
    5 verses
    77%

    9 Jesus said to him, 'Philip, have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?'

    10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, the Father who dwells in me does his work.

    11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the works themselves.

    12 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do, and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

    13 And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

  • John 5:36-37
    2 verses
    77%

    36 But I have testimony greater than John's: the works the Father has given Me to complete, the very works I am doing, testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

    37 The Father who sent me has Himself testified about me. You have never heard His voice or seen His form.

  • 76%

    26 Yes, Father, for this was Your good pleasure.

    27 All things have been committed to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

  • 22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

  • 73%

    37 If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me.

    38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.

  • 73%

    15 Everything that the Father has is mine. This is why I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

    16 A little while, and you will no longer see me; and again a little while, and you will see me, because I am going to the Father.

  • John 5:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son also to have life in Himself.

    27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment because He is the Son of Man.

  • 28 You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

  • 27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

  • 72%

    20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.

    21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.

  • 38 I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father."

  • John 8:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 So Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but speak just as the Father taught me.

    29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him."

  • 25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

  • 25 Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify about me,

  • 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father.

  • 24 If I had not done the works among them that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these works, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.

  • 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

  • 1 After Jesus had spoken these words, He looked up to heaven and said, 'Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You.'

  • 32 Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?'

  • John 6:39-40
    2 verses
    70%

    39 'And this is the will of him who sent me: that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up on the last day.'

    40 For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.

  • 30 I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.

  • 31 But so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded me. Rise, let us go from here.

  • 17 The Father loves me because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.

  • 24 Father, I desire that those You have given Me may be with Me where I am, to see My glory, the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

  • 30 So they said to him, 'What sign will you perform, so that we may see and believe you? What will you do?'

  • 4 'For no one does anything in secret while seeking to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, reveal Yourself to the world.'

  • 5 And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

  • 21 Jesus answered them, 'I did one work, and you all marvel.

  • 32 If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him at once.

  • 19 Then they asked him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."