John 14:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. ”

• John 14:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Believe me ... - Believe my declarations that I am in the Father, etc. There were two grounds on which they might believe; one was his own testimony, the other was his works. Or else - If cre...

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• John 14:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  John 14:1-4 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 Him...

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• John 14:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Believe Me that , &c. App-150. believe Me . App-150. for... sake . On account of. Greek. dia. App-104. John 14:2 . very works . works themselves.

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• John 14:11 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1685 CHRIST ONE WITH THE FATHER John 14:8-11 . Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet h...

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• John 14:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

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• John 14:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Believest thou not that I am in the Father, &c.— It is remarkable, that Philo, speaking of the Logos, has this expression—that "He is the Father's house, in which he dwells;" which is not only...

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• John 14:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the ver...

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• John 14:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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 heaven...

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• John 14:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Believe me that I am in the Father. — He passes now from Philip, and addresses Himself to the whole body of the apostles. He claims from them a personal trust in Himself, which should accept His st...

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• John 14:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  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 strai...

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• John 14:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life John 14:1-11 As He neared the end, our Lord could speak of little else than the Father. Heaven was His Father's house, where a prepared mansion awaits ea...

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• John 14:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 t...

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• John 14:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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 s...

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• John 14:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ,.... Take my word for the truth of this; you may assure yourselves that nothing is more certain; but if you will not believe upon my saying...

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• John 14:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Ver. 11. Believe me that I am, &c. ] Take my bare word without any further pawn or pro...

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• John 14:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Philip One of the apostles, hearing these words; saith unto him With a pious ardour becoming his character; Lord, show us the Father Do but bring us to the sight and enjoyment of him; and it s...

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• John 14:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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 n...

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• John 14:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Consolatory Discourse.       4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.   5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whith...

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• John 14:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Believe my words (for that is your duty); but yet if you will not believe my words, declaring to you my union with my Father, yet when you see me doing such works as none but God can do, believe me f...

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• John 14:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Their Certainty For The Future Lies In Their Knowing Him As The One Who Is The Way To The Father And Is The One Who Fully Reveals the Father ( John 14:4-11 ). Having made clear their final destiny...

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• John 14:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 14:8-21 . The request of Philip and the response of Jesus. —Philip, catching at the word ἑωράκατε (seen), misapprehended its meaning, and thought of some theo...

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• John 14:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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...

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• John 14:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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; so...

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• John 14:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Philip saith unto Him, Lord, show us the Father and it sufficeth us Man’s cry and Christ’s response I. THE SPIRITUAL CRY OF MANKIND. Philip represents all men in their deepest spiritual experie...

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• John 14:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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 war...

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• John 14:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  An interruption by Philip:

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• John 14:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Acts 2:22 ; Hebrews 2:4 ; John 10:25 ; John 10:32 ; John 10:38 ; John 12:38-40 ; John 5:36 ; Luke 7:21-23 ; Matthew 11:4 ; Matthew 11:5

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• John 14:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Comfort Chapter John 14:1-26 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...

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• John 14:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Believe me — On my own word, because I am God. The works — This respects not merely the miracles themselves, but his sovereign, Godlike way of performing them.

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