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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account 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.

Context of John 14:11

9Jesus replied, “Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who 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 initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me, but if you do not believe me, believe because of the miraculous deeds themselves. 12I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so 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 5:36“But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete – the deeds I am now doing – testify about me that the Father has sent me.
• John 10:25Jesus replied, “I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
• John 12:38so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, “Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
• Matthew 11:4Jesus answered them, “Go tell John what you hear and see:
• Luke 7:21At that very time Jesus cured many people of diseases, sicknesses, and evil spirits, and granted sight to many who were blind.
• Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know –
• Hebrews 2:4while God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and 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