I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
I can of [or 'from' af' (G575 )] mine own self do nothing - apart from, or in rivalry of, the Father, and in any separate interest of My own (see the note at John 5:19): As I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me: - q. d., 'My judgments are all anticipated in the bosom of my Father, to which I have immediate access, and by Me they are only responded to and reflected. They cannot, therefore, err, since I live for one end only, to carry into effect the will of Him that sent Me.'