Jesus

John 5:19

Teaching God the Father

"Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does."

— John 5:19

Context

Jesus explaining his relationship with the Father

Surrounding Bible Verses

Details

Book

John

Chapter & Verses

Ch. 5, v.19

Related Sayings

Matthew 5:3

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Matthew 5:4

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."

Matthew 5:5

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."

Parallel Passages

Same theme (God the Father) in other Gospels

Matthew 19:26

"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Matthew 21:37

"Last of all, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said."

Matthew 22:32

"He is not the God of the dead but of the living."