The Authority of the Son

19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)the Son (B)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father[a] does, that the Son does likewise.

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  1. John 5:19 Greek he

19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;(A) he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

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21 For as the Father (A)raises the dead and (B)gives them life, so (C)also the Son gives life (D)to whom he will.

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21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life,(A) even so the Son gives life(B) to whom he is pleased to give it.

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36 But (A)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For (B)the works that the Father has given me (C)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, (D)bear witness about me that (E)the Father has sent me.

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36 “I have testimony weightier than that of John.(A) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing(B)—testify that the Father has sent me.(C)

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