Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, The Son can do nothing of himself, х af' (G575) heautou (G1438)] - or 'from Himself,' that is, as an originating and independent Actor, apart from and in rivalry of the Father; which was what they supposed;
But what he seeth the Father do, х ean (G1437) mee (G3361) ti (G5100) blepee (G991) ton (G3588) patera (G3962) poiounta (G4160)] - 'but only what He seeth the Father doing.' The meaning is, 'The Son has and can have no separate interest or action from the Father.'
For what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise х homoioos (G3668)] - or 'in the like manner:'-q.d., 'On the contrary, whatever the Father doeth, that same doeth the Son, and just as He doeth it.' What claim to absolute equality with the Father could exceed this-not only to do whatever the Father does, but to do it as the Father does it? And yet, in perfect conformity with the natural relation of Father and Son, everything originates with the Former, and is carried out by the Latter.