John 10:38

John 10:38 Meaning and Explanation

But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

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If he does the Father's works, let them believe the works, and so come to know that the Father is in him and he in the Father.

What Does John 10:38 Mean?

Jesus opens one last door to his accusers. If his person offends them, let them begin lower, with the works themselves — evidence they had watched with their own eyes — and let the works lead them upward. The goal is stated twice over: "that ye may know, and believe."

"The Father is in me, and I in him" restates the oneness of verse 30 as mutual indwelling — the Son's whole life open to the Father, the Father's whole work present in the Son. To watch Jesus is to watch the Father at work (John 14:9-11). And mark his patience: even to men holding stones, he is still offering a way to believe. The Shepherd seeks sheep among his accusers.

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What does John 10:38 mean?

If he does the Father's works, let them believe the works, and so come to know that the Father is in him and he in the Father.

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