John 10:37

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe in me;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
If I am not doing my Father’s works,

King James Version (1611)
If I doe not the workes of my Father, beleeue me not.

King James Version
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

English Standard Version
If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;

New American Standard Bible
"If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

New Century Version
If I don't do what my Father does, then don't believe me.

Amplified Bible
"If I do not do the works of My Father [that is, the miracles that only God could perform], then do not believe Me.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

Legacy Standard Bible
If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

Berean Standard Bible
If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.

Contemporary English Version
If I don't do as my Father does, you should not believe me.

Complete Jewish Bible
"If I am not doing deeds that reflect my Father's power, don't trust me.

Darby Translation
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not;

Easy-to-Read Version
If I don't do what my Father does, then don't believe what I say.

Geneva Bible (1587)
If I doe not the workes of my Father, beleeue me not.

George Lamsa Translation
If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me.

Good News Translation
Do not believe me, then, if I am not doing the things my Father wants me to do.

Lexham English Bible
If I do not do the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.

Literal Translation
If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me.

American Standard Version
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

Bible in Basic English
If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

Hebrew Names Version
If I don't do the works of my Father, don't believe me.

International Standard Version
If I am not doing my Father's works, do not believe me.John 15:24;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And if I do not the works of my Father, believe me not;

Murdock Translation
And if I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yf I do not the workes of my father, beleue me not:

English Revised Version
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

World English Bible
If I don't do the works of my Father, don't believe me.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

Weymouth's New Testament
If the deeds I do are not my Father's deeds, do not believe me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Yf Y do not the werkis of my fadir, nyle ye bileue to me;

Update Bible Version
If I don't do the works of my Father, don't believe me.

Webster's Bible Translation
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

New English Translation
If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.

New King James Version
If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

New Living Translation
Don't believe me unless I carry out my Father's work.

New Life Bible
If I am not doing the works of My Father, do not believe Me.

New Revised Standard
If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

Revised Standard Version
If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
If I do not the workes of my father beleve me not.

Young's Literal Translation
if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf I do not ye workes of my father, beleue me not:

Mace New Testament (1729)
if I do not the works of my father, believe me not.

Simplified Cowboy Version
I wouldn't believe me either unless I had seen the great things God has done through me.

Contextual Overview

²² The feast of dedication took place at that time, in Jerusalem: it was, winter, ²³ and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon. ²⁴ The Jews, therefore, surrounded him, and were saying unto him - How long, holdest thou, our lives, in suspense? If, thou, art the Christ, tell us, plainly. ²⁵ Jesus answered them - I told you, and ye believe not: The works which, I, am doing in the name of my Father, the same, bear witness concerning me. ²⁶ But, ye, believe not, because ye are not of my sheep. ²⁷ My sheep, unto my voice, hearken, - and, I, know, them, and they follow me, - ²⁸ And, I, give unto them life age-abiding, and in nowise shall they perish, unto times age-abiding; and no one shall carry them off out of my hand. ²⁹ What, my Father, hath given me, is, something greater than all, and, no one, can carry off out of the hand of my Father: - ³⁰ I and the Father, are, one. ³¹ The Jews again lifted up stones, that they might stone him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

John 10:25, John 10:32, John 5:31, John 12:37-40, John 14:10, John 15:24, Matthew 11:20-24

Reciprocal: Matthew 8:4 - for John 5:36 - the works John 6:27 - for him John 9:4 - must John 11:42 - that they Acts 2:22 - a man 1 John 5:7 - The Father

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If I do not the works of my Father,.... Not only what the Father had given him to finish, and which he wrought by him as man, but such as were as great as the Father had done, and were equal to them; and which could not be done by any, but by the Father, or by one that is equal with him:

believe me not: Christ appeals to his miracles as proofs of his deity, sonship, and Messiahship, and desires no other credit than what they demand; see Matthew 11:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jesus answered them - The answer of Jesus consists of two parts. The first John 10:34-36 shows that they ought not to object to his use of the word God, even if he were no more than a man. The second John 10:37-38 repeats substantially what he had before said, left the same impression, and in proof of it he appealed to his works.

John 10:34

In your law - Psalms 82:6. The word “law” here, is used to include the Old Testament.

I said - The Psalmist said, or God said by the Psalmist.

Ye are gods - This was said of magistrates on account of the dignity and honor of their office, and it shows that the Hebrew word translated “god,” אלהים ̀^elohiym, in that place might be applied to man. Such a use of the word is, however, rare. See instances in Exodus 7:1; Exodus 4:16.

John 10:35

Unto whom the word of God came - That is, who were his servants, or who received their dignity and honor only because the law of God was intrusted to them. “The Word of God” here means the command of God; his commission to them to do justice.

The scripture cannot be broken - See Matthew 5:19. The authority of the Scripture is final; it cannot be set aside. The meaning is, “If, therefore, the Scripture uses the word “god” אלהים ̀^elohiym as applied to magistrates, it settles the question that it is right to apply the term to those in office and authority. If applied to them, it may be to others in similar offices. It cannot, therefore, be blasphemy to use this word as applicable to a personage so much more exalted than mere magistrates as the Messiah.”

John 10:36

Whom the Father hath sanctified - The word “sanctify” with us means to make holy; but this is not its meaning here, for the Son of God was always holy. The original word means to set apart from a common to a sacred use; to devote to a sacred purpose, and to designate or consecrate to a holy office. This is the meaning here. God has consecrated or appointed his Son to be his Messenger or Messiah to mankind. See Exodus 28:41; Exodus 29:1, Exodus 29:44; Leviticus 8:30.

And sent into the world - As the Messiah, an office far more exalted than that of magistrates.

I am the Son of God - This the Jews evidently understood as the same as saying that he was equal with God. This expression he had often applied to himself. The meaning of this place may be thus expressed: “You charge me with blasphemy. The foundation of that charge is the use of the name God, or the Son of God, applied to myself; yet that same term is applied in the Scriptures to magistrates. The use of it there shows that it is right to apply it to those who sustain important offices (see the notes of John 10:34-35). And especially you, Jews, ought not to attempt to found a charge of blasphemy on the application of a word to the Messiah which in your own Scriptures is applied to all magistrates. And we may remark here:

1. That Jesus did not deny that he meant to apply the term to himself.
2. He did not deny that it was properly applied to him.
3. He did not deny that it implied that he was God. He affirmed only that they were inconsistent, and were not authorized to bring a charge of blasphemy for the application of the name to himself.

John 10:37

The works of my Father - The very works that my Father does. See John 5:17; “My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.” See the note on that place. The works of his Father are those which God only can do. As Jesus did them, it shows that the name “Son of God,” implying equality with God, was properly applied to him. This shows conclusively that he meant to be understood as claiming to be equal with God. So the Jews naturally understood him John 10:39, and they were left with this impression on their minds.

John 10:38

Believe the works - Though you do not credit me, yet consider my works, for they prove that I came from God. No one could do them unless he was sent of God.

Father is in me ... - Most intimately connected. See John 5:36. This expression denotes most intimate union - such as can exist in no other case. See Matthew 11:27; Notes, John 17:21.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 37. If I do not the works, &c.] I desire you to believe only on the evidence of my works: if I do not do such works as God only can perform, then believe me not.