Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

John 14:10

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 truth, although Christ had taught it publicly (John 10:38). What follows is stated in an argumentative form. ‘That the Father is in Me is proved by the fact that My words do not originate with Myself; and this is proved by the fact that My works do not originate with Myself, but are really His.’ No proof is given of this last statement: Christ’s works speak for themselves; they are manifestly Divine. It matters little whether we regard the argument as à fortiori, the works being stronger evidence than the words; or as inclusive, the works covering and containing the words. The latter seems to agree best with John 8:28. For τὰ ῥήματα see on John 3:34 : λέγω refers to the substance, λαλῶ to the form of the utterances (John 12:49; John 16:18). On the whole statement that Christ’s words and works are not His own but the Father’s, comp. John 5:19; John 5:30; John 8:26-29; John 12:44 : τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ are the Father’s works, done and seen in the Son.

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