John 5:30
I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
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In Context
31“If I bear testimony to myself, my testimony is not trustworthy;
Cross References
Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do this: to slay the righteous with the wicked! And that the righteous should be treated as the wicked, far be it from you! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
Psalms 96:13before the Lord: for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice and the nations with faithfulness.
Hosea 10:7As for Samaria, her king will disappear, like foam on the face of the waters.
John 4:34“My food,” replied Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.
John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;
John 8:28So Jesus added, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will understand that I am what I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but that I say just what the Father has taught me.
Matthew Henry on John 5:18-31
Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter. 17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. 19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth… Read the whole commentary →