John 5:36

New International Reader's Version

“What I say about myself is more important than what John says about me. I am doing the works the Father gave me to finish. These works are a witness that the Father has sent me.

Cross References

Matthew 11:4

Jesus replied, “Go back to John. Report to him what you hear and see.

Luke 2:49

“Why were you looking for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”

John 10:25

Jesus answered, “I did tell you. But you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name are a witness for me.

John 11:37

But some of them said, “He opened the eyes of the blind man. Couldn’t he have kept this man from dying?”

John 15:24

I did works among them that no one else did. If I hadn’t, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen those works. And still they have hated both me and my Father.

John 17:4

I have brought you glory on earth. I have finished the work you gave me to do.

John 2:23

Meanwhile, he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast. Many people saw the signs he was doing. And they believed in his name.

John 3:17

God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world. He sent his Son to save the world through him.

John 3:2

He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. We know that God is with you. If he weren’t, you couldn’t do the signs you are doing.”

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what my Father sent me to do. My food is to finish his work.

John 5:32

There is someone else who is a witness in my favor. And I know that what he says about me is true.

Acts 2:22

“Fellow Israelites, listen to this! Jesus of Nazareth was a man who had God’s approval. God did miracles, wonders and signs among you through Jesus. You yourselves know this.

1 John 5:9

We accept what people say when they are witnesses. But it’s more important when God is a witness. That’s because it is what God says about his Son.