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John 5:19

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Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

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John 5:19 in other translations

Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.

John 5:19 · American Standard Version

John 5:19 in context

  1. 17But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”
  2. 18For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
  3. 19Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.
  4. 20For the Father has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
  5. 21For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.