Study it in the app“So Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself, except what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, these things the Son also does likewise.”
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Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appearsanswer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “Apekrinato” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegen” appearstruly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appearsSon
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appearscan, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiein” appearssee
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepēi” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appearslikewise
In the same way, likewise.
Where else “homoiōs” appears18For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he was not only breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
19 · This verse (above)
20For the Father holds the Son dear and shows him all that he himself does; and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed.
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years, and what does he tell him to do? What problem do the Jews see? (vv. 5-16)
2. What it means
Jesus says the works he does bear witness about him (v. 36). What other witnesses does he mention in this chapter? (vv. 31-47)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the sick man, “Do you want to get well?” (v. 6). What change would you like to ask God for in your life today?
