John 14:11

John 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
• New International Version (NIV)Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen me do.

Context of John 14:11

9Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? 10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account 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. 13Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:11 word by word

πιστεύετέ μοι ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ πατρὶ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἐν ἐμοί· εἰ δὲ μή, διὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτὰ πιστεύετεRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Fatherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• orεἰei · if: elseG1487
• elseδέde · thenG1161
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the very works’ἔργονergon · workG2041
• sakeαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 14:11

• John 5:36But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
• John 10:25Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me,
• John 12:38so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
• Matthew 11:4And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see:
• Luke 7:21In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight.
• Acts 2:22"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—
• Hebrews 2:4while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

Commentaries on John 14:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Believe me … - Believe my declarations that I am in the Father, etc. There were two grounds on which they might believe; one was his own testimony, the other was his works. Or else - If credit is not given to my words, let there be to my miracles. For the very works‘ sake - On account of the works; or, be convinced by the miracles themselves. Either his own testimony was sufficient to convince them, or the many miracles which he had performed in healing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31Jesus provided answers to his disciples’ many spoken and unspoken concerns.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-128-12. The substance of this passage is that the Son is the ordained and perfect manifestation of the Father, that His own word for this ought to His disciples to be enough; that if any doubts remained His works ought to remove them (see on Joh 10:37); but yet that these works of His were designed merely to aid weak faith, and would be repeated, nay exceeded, by His disciples, in virtue of the power He would confer on them after His departure. His miracles…Read the comment

Topics related to John 14:11

• Commandments
• Doubting
• Faith
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Philip

In the dictionaries

• Believe
• Comforter
• Comfortless
• Hence
• Present
• Suffice
• Truth
• Atonement
• Communion; (fellowship)
• God

Commentaries on John 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings