Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 14:10
I am in the Father — The words that I speak, &c. — That is, I am one with the Father, in essence, in speaking, and in acting.
I am in the Father — The words that I speak, &c. — That is, I am one with the Father, in essence, in speaking, and in acting.
Verse John 14:10. _I AM IN THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER IN ME?_] We are essentially one; and those who have seen _me_ have seen _him_ who sent me. _HE DOETH THE WORKS._] We are not only _one_ in _natu...
I AM IN THE FATHER - See the notes at John 10:38. THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK ... - See the notes at John 7:16. THE FATHER THAT DWELLETH IN ME - Literally, “The Father remaining in me.” This denotes most...
CHAPTER 14 1. Let not Your Heart be Troubled! (John 14:1 .) 2. I Am in the Father and the Father in Me. (John 14:8 .) 3. The Other Comforter Promised. (John 14:15 .) 4. I Go unto the Father. ...
John 14:1 takes up the thoughts of the previous paragraph, not of the last verse. The thoughts of separation and treachery had led to perplexity, if not despair. Jesus bids them trust God and Himself....
BELIEVEST THOU NOT THAT. AM IN THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER IN ME? There was the completest union of the personalities of the Son and the Father. We may never on earth comprehend fully its nature, but w...
"If you had known me, you would have known my Father too. From now on you are beginning to know him, and you have seen him." Philip said to him: "Lord, show us the Father, and that is enough for us....
THE PROMISE OF GLORY (John 14:1-3)...
BELIEVEST. App-150. THE WORDS, &c. Supply the _Ellipsis_ (App-6) thus: "The words that. speak,. speak not of Myself, but the Father that dwelleth in Me speaketh them, and the works that. do,. do not...
_Believest thou not_ S. Philip's question seemed to imply that he did not believe this truth, although Christ had taught it publicly (John 10:38). What follows is stated in an argumentative form. -Tha...
ΛΈΓΩ for λαλώ (correction for uniformity): and ΠΟΙΕΙ͂ ΤᾺ ἜΡΓΑ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂ for αὐτὸς π. τ. ἔργα with אBD against ANQ. 10. ΟΥ̓ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΕΙΣ. S. Philip’s question seemed to imply that he did not believe this tr...
Ver 8. Philip said to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it suffices us. 9. Jesus said to him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet have you not known me, Philip? he that has seen me has seen th...
_THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE -- JOHN 14:6-14:_ The only way to the Father is through Jesus Christ. He is the Way and the Truth and the Life. If the disciples had known who Jesus really is, the Son...
ΜΈΝΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΜΈΝΩ (G3306) оставаться. Subst. part. делает акцент на лице, обладающем данной характерной особенностью или исполняющем условие. _Praes._ подчеркивает длительность....
DISCOURSE: 1685 CHRIST ONE WITH THE FATHER John 14:8. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou n...
BELIEVEST THOU NOT THAT I AM IN THE FATHER, &C.— It is remarkable, that Philo, speaking of the Logos, has this expression—that "He is the Father's house, in which he dwells;" which is not only very si...
GOING TO MAKE THE DISCIPLES CO-LABORERS _Text 14:8-14_ 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 14:1-11 Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us: — "Our Lord, who knew what was in man, was well aware of what was passing in the minds of...
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. BELIEVEST THOU NOT T...
34 As our Lord is about to leave His beloved disciples, He compresses His ministry into one new precept-love. That was to be their law and their life and make them a light in the world. This should ch...
THE COMFORTER 1-31. The mansions in heaven. The mission of the Comforter. This great discourse, which is not easily susceptible of formal subdivision, deals with five main subjects: (1) the heavenly...
See on John 10:38....
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 14 JESUS IS THE WAY TO GOD THE *FATHER 14:1-14 V1 Jesus said to his *disciples, ‘Do not worry! Trust God. And trust me,...
BELIEVEST THOU NOT THAT I AM IN THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER IN ME? — Comp. Note on John 10:38. He had there taught this truth to the Jews; but Philip’s words seem to show that even the disciples did no...
VIII. _ JESUS ANNOUNCES HIS DEPARTURE._ "When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; and God shall glorify Him in Himself, and straightw...
X. _ THE FATHER SEEN IN CHRIST._ "Philip saith unto Him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so longtime with you, and dost thou not know Me, Philip? he th...
to John 14:31 comprise one continuous conversation, introduced by Jesus' announcement (John 13:31-35) of His speedy departure....
οὐ πιστεύεις … ἐστι; This unbelief was involved in Philip's question, but when the question of the mutual indwelling of the Father and Jesus was thus directly put to him, he would have no doubt as to...
_A third interruption by Philip; to which Jesus replies, appending to His answer a promise which springs out of what He had said to Philip_....
JESUS, THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE John 14:1-11 As He neared the end, our Lord could speak of little else than the Father. Heaven was His Father's house, where a prepared mansion awaits each of...
There is no real break between the end of chapter 13 and beginning of chapter 14. Therefore continuing, while now including all the disciples, He charged them not to let their heart be troubled. He th...
(4) Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. (4) The majesty of...
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? These words confirm the equality of the Father and the Son: nor can they be expounded of an union of affection only, by what Christ to...
CHAPTER 23 THE VALEDICTORY SERMON John 14-16. Now that the Passover meal has been enjoyed, and that celebrated Mosaic institution totally eclipsed by bloody Calvary, normally verified and abolished f...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 1-11. 1. The discourse which occupies the fourteenth chapter is apparently suggested by the thought expressed in John 13:36: “Thou canst not follow me now...
“ _Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words that I speak unto you, I speak not of myself; and the Father, who dwells in me, he does the works._ 11. _Believe...
Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. (9) Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me, hath se...
The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
10._That I am in the Father, and the Father in me. _I do not consider these words to refer to Christ’s Divine essence, but to the manner of the revelation; for Christ, so far as regards his hidden Div...
The Lord now begins to discourse with them in view of His departure. He was going where they could not come. To human sight they would be left alone upon the earth. It is to the sense of this apparent...
BELIEVEST THOU NOT THAT I AM IN THE FATHER?.... This surely is, as it must needs be, and ought to be, an article of your faith, "that I am in the Father", AND THE FATHER IN ME; phrases which are expr...
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Ver. 10. _The words th...
_Philip_ One of the apostles, hearing these words; _saith unto him_ With a pious ardour becoming his character; _Lord, show us the Father_ Do but bring us to the sight and enjoyment of him; _and it su...
NOT OF MYSELF; not independently of, or in opposition to the Father, but from him; so that in me the Father himself speaks to you. HE DOETH THE WORKS; he gives them to me to do, chap John 5:36, and h...
An interruption by Philip:...
BELIEVEST THOU NOT THAT I AM IN THE FATHER AND THE FATHER IN ME? THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK UNTO YOU I SPEAK NOT OF MYSELF; BUT THE FATHER THAT DWELLETH IN ME, HE DOETH THE WORKS....
MINISTRY OF ENCOURAGEMENT CENTERED IN CHRIST PERSONALLY (vs.1-6) Had the Lord spoken the last words of chapter 13 with the object of discouraging Peter? By no means. For His next words are "Let not y...
1-11 Here are three words, upon any of which stress may be laid. Upon the word troubled. Be not cast down and disquieted. The word heart. Let your heart be kept with full trust in God. The word your....
I AM IN THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER IN ME. It is the opinion of Mr. Calvin, that these words are not here spoken so much to express his Divine nature and being, (for so Christ is no more known to us th...
Tertullian Against Praxeas If, indeed, He meant the Father to be understood as the same with the Son, by saying, "He who seeth me seeth the Father," how is it that He adds immediately afterwards, "Be...
John 14:10 not G3756 believe G4100 (G5719) that G3754 am G1473 in G1722 Father G3962 and G2532 Father...
‘Jesus says to him, “Have I been with you all (plural) so long and yet you (singular) do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How then can you say ‘show us the Father'? Do you...
THEIR CERTAINTY FOR THE FUTURE LIES IN THEIR KNOWING HIM AS THE ONE WHO IS THE WAY TO THE FATHER AND IS THE ONE WHO FULLY REVEALS THE FATHER (JOHN 14:4). Having made clear their final destiny Jesus no...
Judas has now gone out; Jesus is alone with the disciples whom He loved; and the last disturbing element has been removed from the midst of the little company. But the hour is come when the servants m...
John 14:10. BELIEVEST THOU NOT THAT I AM IN THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER IN ME? THE WORDS THAT I SAY UNTO YOU I SPEAK NOT FROM MYSELF, BUT THE FATHER ABIDING IN ME DOETH HIS WORKS. If what is stated in...
BELIEVEST THOU NOT? (ου πιστευεισ;). Jesus had a right to expect greater faith from these men than from the blind man (John 9:35) or Martha (John 11:27). His words in John 14:1 are clearly needed. T...
John 14:1. _Let not your heart be troubled:_ This is one of those verses that you may read as slowly as you like, and spell out every letter, and find honey in it all. John 14:1. _Ye believe in God,...
This is a chapter which I suppose most of us know by heart, full of comfort, a very river of delight. Remember that our Lord spoke this to his own beloved ones to the inner circle. It was not address...
We have often read this chapter, both in our private meditations, and at our public worship; but we cannot read it too often. It is sweet as honey and the honeycomb. It contains the very quintessence...
I suppose that many of you know this chapter by heart. I notice that, in all old Christians' Bibles, this leaf is well worn, sometimes worn out. We have here our Lord's homely talk to his disciples; i...
John 14:1. _Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me._ Here is a troubled company of disciples, very much cast down, so their Divine Master, full of infinite tenderness,...
John 14:1. _Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me._ You will be troubled; that cannot be helped. But let not your heart be troubled. You are like a ship, and all the w...
Let us read that well-known and most blessed chapter, John 14:1, which so clearly shows our Saviour's tender consideration for the comfort of his people, lest the great grief excited in them by his im...
CONTENTS: Jesus foretells His second coming and promises the Holy Spirit to believers. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Thomas, disciples, Philip, Judas. CONCLUSION: Jesus is the way let us foll...
John 14:1. _Let not your heart be troubled._ Our Saviour having denounced Judas as a traitor, and plainly spoken of his own departure out of the world, left no jewish hope of a temporal kingdom; sorro...
DO YOU NOT BELIEVE? Jesus is God in human form! See Colossians 1:15; Colossians 2:9....
_Philip saith unto Him, Lord, show us the Father and it sufficeth us_ MAN’S CRY AND CHRIST’S RESPONSE I. THE SPIRITUAL CRY OF MANKIND. Philip represents all men in their deepest spiritual experience...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 14:10 I AM IN THE FATHER AND THE FATHER IS IN ME. Though there is complete unity between the Father and the Son, they are distinct persons within the Trinity (M
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 14:8 Philip apparently asks for some sort of appearance by God, such as Moses and Isaiah experienced (Exodus 33:18; compare...
1-31 CHAPTER 14 _Let not your heart_, &c. Christ saw that the minds of His disciples were troubled, _i.e_. anxious and sorrowful, because He had foretold them that His own departure and Passion, thro...
_Believe ye not that I am in the Father_, &c. Observe 1. Here again the distinction of the Divine Persons is signified. Nor is any one properly said to be in himself, but in another. 2. The oneness of...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 14:8. _The request of Philip and the response of Jesus._—Philip, catching at the word ἑωράκατε (seen), misapprehended its meaning, and thought of some theophany,...
EXPOSITION JOHN 14:1 It is not necessary to follow Codex D and some of the versions, and here introduce into the text καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ._ _It is enough that the awful warning to Pe...
Jesus said, Let not your heart be troubled (John 14:1): Now, they were troubled because He had been saying these things. "I'm going to go away; where I go you cannot come." He's been talking about H...
1 John 5:7; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Acts 10:38; Colossians 1:19; Co
Of myself [α π ε μ α υ τ ο υ]. Rev., better, from myself. See on 7 17. The Father that dwelleth in me, He doeth the works [ο δ ε π α τ η ρ ο ε ν ε μ ο ι μ ε ν ω ν, α υ τ ο ς π ο ι ε ι τ α ε ρ γ α]. Th...
THE COMFORT CHAPTER John 14:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS How wonderful it is that our Lord Jesus Christ could give forth such words of comfort in the hour when He, Himself, was hastening on toward the angu...
THE COMFORT CHAPTER John 14:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We remember the statement, "Never man spake like this Man." These words were true from many viewpoints. However, of all the wonderful things which ou...