John 10:39
Therefore they sought again to take him—true to their original understanding of His words, for they saw perfectly well that He meant to "make Himself God" throughout all this dialogue.
37 aIf I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, abelieve the works, that you may know and1 believe bthat the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”
39 aTherefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.
The Believers Beyond Jordan
40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place awhere John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed.
41 Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, abut all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.”
42 And many believed in Him there.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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John 10:37-39
though ye believe not me, believe the works—There was in Christ's words, independently of any miracles, a self-evidencing truth, majesty and grace, which those who had any spiritual susceptibility were unable to resist (John 7:46; John 8:30). But, for those who wanted this, "the works" were a mighty help. When these failed, the case was desperate indeed.
that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in him—thus reiterating His claim to essential oneness with the Father, which He had only seemed to soften down, that He might calm their rage and get their ear again for a moment.
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