II. The Discourse of Jesus: John 5:17-47.

In this discourse which is designed to vindicate the act which He has just performed, the three following thoughts are developed:

1. Jesus justifies His work by the perfect subordination which exists between His activity and that of His Father: John 5:17-30.

2. The reality of this relation does not rest solely on the personal affirmation of Jesus; it has as its guarantee the testimony of God Himself: John 5:31-40.

3. Supported by this testimony of the Father, Jesus passes from defense to attack and unveils to the Jews the moral cause of their unbelief, the absence of the true spirit of the law: John 5:41-47.

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