John 5:20

John 5:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.

Context of John 5:20

18His reply made the Jews more intent on killing him. Not only did he break the laws about the day of rest—a holy day, but also he made himself equal to God when he said repeatedly that God was his Father. 19Jesus said to the Jews, “I can guarantee this truth: The Son cannot do anything on his own. He can do only what he sees the Father doing. Indeed, the Son does exactly what the Father does. The Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. The Father will show him even greater things to do than these things so that you will be amazed. 21In the same way that the Father brings back the dead and gives them life, the Son gives life to anyone he chooses. 22“The Father doesn’t judge anyone. He has entrusted judgment entirely to the Son

John 5:20 word by word

ὁ γὰρ πατὴρ φιλεῖ τὸν υἱὸν καὶ πάντα δείκνυσιν αὐτῷ ἃ αὐτὸς ποιεῖ, καὶ μείζονα τούτων δείξει αὐτῷ ἔργα ἵνα ὑμεῖς θαυμάζητε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• lovethφιλέωphileō · to loveG5368
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shewethδεικνύωdeiknuō · to showG1166
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• greaterμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• than theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• may marvelθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296

Cross-references for John 5:20

• John 3:35The Father loves his Son and has put everything in his power.
• John 17:26I have made your name known to them, and I will make it known so that the love you have for me will be in them and I will be in them.”
• Matthew 3:17Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love—my Son with whom I am pleased.”
• Matthew 17:5He was still speaking when a bright cloud overshadowed them. Then a voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love and with whom I am pleased. Listen to him!”
• 2 Peter 1:17For example, we were eyewitnesses when he received honor and glory from God the Father and when the voice of our majestic God spoke these words to him: “This is my Son, whom I love and in whom I delight.”
• John 1:18No one has ever seen God. God’s only Son, the one who is closest to the Father’s heart, has made him known.
• John 10:32Jesus replied to them, “I’ve shown you many good things that come from the Father. For which of these good things do you want to stone me to death?”
• John 15:15I don’t call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. But I’ve called you friends because I’ve made known to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.
• Proverbs 8:22“The Lord already possessed me long ago, when his way began, before any of his works.
• Matthew 11:27“My Father has turned everything over to me. Only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him.
• Luke 10:22“My Father has turned everything over to me. Only the Father knows who the Son is. And no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him.”
• John 5:21In the same way that the Father brings back the dead and gives them life, the Son gives life to anyone he chooses.
• John 12:45Whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.

Commentaries on John 5:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Greater works than these - Two of these he immediately mentions: Raising the dead, John 5:21. And judging the world, John 5:22. That ye may marvel - Or, So as to make you wonder. Our Lord sometimes speaks of himself as God, and sometimes as the ambassador of God. As he had a human and Divine nature, this distinction was essentially necessary. Many errors have originated from want of attention to this circumstance.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The Father loveth the Son - This authority he traces to the love which the Father has for him - that special, ineffable, infinite love which God has for his only-begotten Son, feebly and dimly illustrated by the love which an earthly parent has for an only child. Showeth him - Makes him acquainted with. Conceals nothing from him. From apostles, prophets, and philosophers no small part of the doings of God are concealed. From the “Son” nothing is. And as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-23Verses 17-23 The Divine power of the miracle proved Jesus to be the Son of God, and he declared that he worked with, and like unto his Father, as he saw good. These ancient enemies of Christ understood him, and became more violent, charging him not only with sabbath-breaking, but blasphemy, in calling God his own Father, and making himself equal with God. But all things now, and at the final judgment, are committed to the Son, purposely that all men might…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-30Jesus claimed that his work on the Sabbath was the same as God’s work on the Sabbath. Jesus claimed to be equal with God, doing the things God does. Yet he submitted to God’s will, doing only what the Father wanted.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. the Son can do nothing of himself--that is, apart from and in rivalry of the Father, as they supposed. The meaning is, "The Son can have no separate interest or action from the Father." for what things, &c.--On the contrary, "whatever the Father doeth that same doeth the Son," likewise--"in the like manner." What claim to absolute equality with the Father could exceed this: not only to do "the same things," but to do them as the Father does them?Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:20

• God
• God Continued...
• Jesus Continued

In the dictionaries

• Folk
• Judgment
• Lest
• Light
• Miracle
• Son of God
• Step
• Trouble
• Troubling
• Witness

Commentaries on John 5

• 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