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Verse John 14:12. _AND GREATER_ WORKS _THAN THESE_] The miracles
which I have wrought could not have been wrought but by the
omnipotence of God; but that omnipotence can work _greater_. And those
who...
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HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME - This promise had doubtless special reference
to the apostles themselves. They were full of grief at his departure,
and Jesus, in order to console them, directed them to the g...
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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. ...
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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....
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GREATER WORKS THAN THESE SHALL HE DO, BECAUSE. GO TO MY FATHER.
Those who believe shall have power given to do works, in some respects
greater; not greater miracles, but to effect greater moral and
sp...
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"This is the truth I tell you--he that believes on me will do the
works that I do, and he will do greater works than these, because I go
to my Father. And I will do whatever you shall ask in my name,...
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THE PROMISE OF GLORY (John 14:1-3)...
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VERILY, VERILY. The twenty-second occurance. See on John 1:51.
THE WORKS, &c.: i.e. similar works, e.g. Acts 3:7; Acts 3:9. as.
HE DO ALSO. he also do.
GREATER. Not only more remarkable miracles ...
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_Verily, verily_ See notes on John 1:51.
_the works that I do shall he do also_ i.e. like Me, he shall do the
works of the Father, the Father dwelling in Him through the Son (John
14:23).
_and greate...
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ΚἈΚΕΙ͂ΝΟΣ ΠΟΙΉΣΕΙ. Comp. John 6:57 and John 14:21;
John 14:26 : see on John 1:8; John 1:18. ‘
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VER 12. VERILY, VERILY, I SAY TO YOU, HE THAT BELIEVES IN ME, THE
WORKS THAT I DO SHALL HE DO ALSO; AND GREATER WORKS THAN THESE SHALL
HE DO; BECAUSE I GO TO MY FATHER. 13. AND WHATSOEVER YOU SHALL AS...
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_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...
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ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΙΣΤΈΎΩ, _см._ John
14:1. Subst. part. выделяет лицо, которое
обладает характерным признаком или
выполняет условие. _Praes._ подчеркивает
длительность,
ΠΟΙΉΣΕΙ _fut. i...
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HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME, &C.— It is evident in fact, that though
this promise be expressed in indefinite language, it must be limited
in some such manner as follows: _"He that believes in me,_ that is...
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GOING TO MAKE THE DISCIPLES CO-LABORERS
_Text 14:8-14_
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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...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 14:12-20
Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:—
At first reading there does not appear to be much direct connection
between the several...
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do;
because I go unto my Father.
VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU,...
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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...
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14:12 on (c-10) _ Eis_ . see Note, 2 Timothy 1:12 ....
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GREATER _ivories_] The Apostles' work was more effectual than that of
Christ Himself, because they were inspired by the Spirit of the Risen
and Ascended Lord. Not till Christ had departed to the Fathe...
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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...
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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,...
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VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU. — Comp. Note on John 1:51.
HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME, THE WORKS THAT I DO SHALL HE DO ALSO. — He
that by faith becomes one with the Son shall have the Son, and
therefore...
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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...
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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...
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ἀμὴν … ποιήσει. The first encouragement is the
assurance that through Christ's absence the disciples would be enabled
to do greater works than Jesus Himself had done. These “greater”
works were the sp...
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to John 14:31 comprise one continuous conversation, introduced by
Jesus' announcement (John 13:31-35) of His speedy departure....
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_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_....
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THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH
John 14:12-24
There is no adequate translation for the word _Paraclete._ It may be
rendered “interpreter,” “comforter,” “advocate,” but no
one word suffices. The Greek means “one...
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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...
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(5) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also; and (f) greater [works] than these shall
he do; because I go unto my Father.
(5) Christ's power is n...
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And greater than these shall he do, because I go to the Father. Christ
speaks of the greatness of visible miracles, and tells them, that
after his ascension, they shall be enabled, even to do greater...
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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...
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“ _Verily, verily, I say unto you; He that believes on me, he also
shall do the works which I do, and he shall do still greater things
than these, because I go to the Father_, 13. _and whatsoever you...
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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...
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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...
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_GREATER WORKS_
‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the works
that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do;
because I go unto My Father.’
John 14:12
It...
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12._Verily, verily, I, tell you. _All that he had hitherto told his
disciples about himself, so far as it regarded them, was temporal;
and, therefore, if he had not added this clause, the consolation...
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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...
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VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME,.... Having
mentioned his miracles as proofs of his deity, he assures his
disciples, in order to comfort them under the loss of his bodily
prese...
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also; and greater _works_ than these shall he
do; because I go unto my Father.
Ver. 12. _And greater works tha...
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_Verily, he that believeth on me_, &c. Having mentioned his miracles,
Jesus proceeds to promise, that he would endow his apostles with a
power of performing even greater wonders than any they had ever...
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GREATER; greater in number, extent, and influence, by Christ's power,
and under the influence of the Spirit, which, after his ascension to
heaven, he would give them. Mark 16:20; ACTS 2:41. Faith in J...
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VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME, THE WORKS
THAT I DO SHALL HE DO ALSO; AND GREATER WORKS THAN THESE SHALL HE DO,
BECAUSE I GO UNTO MY FATHER....
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The promise of greater works:...
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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...
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12-17 Whatever we ask in Christ's name, that shall be for our good,
and suitable to our state, he shall give it to us. To ask in Christ's
name, is to plead his merit and intercession, and to depend u...
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HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME; not every individual soul that believeth on
me; but some of those, particularly you that are my apostles, and
shall be filled with the Holy Ghost in the days of Pentecost; you...
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A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity
But if Christ is the Father Himself, in what manner does He
immediately add, and say, "Whosoever believeth in me, the works that I
do he shall do also; a...
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John 14:12 Most G281 assuredly G281 say G3004 (G5719) you G5213
believes G4100 (G5723) in G1519 Me...
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2). THE DEMANDS THAT HE MAKES AND THE PROVISION THAT HE IS MAKING FOR
THEIR FULFILMENT (JOHN 14:12).
Jesus now stresses what He is expecting from His disciples and assures
them that full provision has...
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“Emphatically I tell you, he of you who goes on believing on me, the
works that I do he will do as well, and he will do greater things than
these because I go to the Father. And whatever you ask in my...
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John 14:12. VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME,
THE WORKS THAT I DO SHALL HE ALSO DO; AND GREATER WORKS THAN THESE
SHALL HE DO, BECAUSE I GO UNTO THE FATHER. It seemed to the disc...
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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...
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SHALL HE DO ALSO
(κακεινος ποιησε). Emphatic pronoun εκεινος,
"that one also."GREATER WORKS THAN THESE
(μειζονα τουτων). Comparative adjective neuter plural
from μεγας with ablative case τουτων. N...
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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WILL DO EVEN GREATER ONES. Not greater miracles, but to bring about
moral and spiritual revolution in this world. See note on 1
Thessalonians 1:9....
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_He that believeth on Me the works that I do shall he do also._
THE ACTIVITY OF THE GLORIFIED CHRIST
I. ITS REALITY AND CERTAINTY. Verses 13, 14 show that Christ regarded
Himself as the worker and H...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 14:12 THE WORKS THAT I DO. Jesus’ “works”
include both his miracles (see John 7:21) and his other activities and
teachings (see...
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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...
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_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,...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 12:10; Acts 10:46; Acts 16:18; Acts 19:12; Acts 2:33;...
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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...
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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...
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Greater works than these shall he do — So one apostle wrought
miracles merely by his shadow, Acts 5:15; another by handkerchiefs
carried from his body, Acts 19:12; and all spake with various tongues....
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Here Christ gives his disciples. promise of enduing them with power
after his departure to work miracles in some respects greater than
what he wrought himself; not greater in regard of the manner, for...