18 ^hNo one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who¹ is ⁱat the Father’s side,^{2 j}he has made him known.

16 And this was why the Jews were ⁿpersecuting Jesus, ^obecause he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

Jesus Is Equal with God

18 This was why the Jews were ^pseeking all the more ^qto kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, ^rmaking himself ^sequal with God.

The Authority of the Son

19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^tthe Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For ^uwhatever the Father¹ does, that the Son does likewise. 20 For ^vthe Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And ^wgreater works than these will he show him, so that you may ^xmarvel. 21 For as the Father ^yraises the dead and ^zgives them life, so also the Son ^agives life to whom he will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but ^bhas given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may ^chonor the Son, just as they honor the Father. ^dWhoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and ^ebelieves him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has ^fpassed from death to life.

25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^gan hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will ^hhear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, ⁱso he has granted the Son also to have life ^jin himself. 27 And he has given him authority to execute judgment, ^kbecause he is the Son of Man. 28 ^lDo not marvel at this, for an hour is coming ^mwhen all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, ⁿthose who have done good to the resurrection of ^olife, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Witnesses to Jesus

30 “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and ^pmy judgment is just, because I seek ^qnot my own will but ^rthe will of him who sent me.

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ^y‘I said, you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—^zand Scripture cannot be broken— 36 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ ^abecause I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; 38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, ^bbelieve the works, that you may know and understand that ^cthe Father is in me and I am in the Father.” 39 Again they sought to ^darrest him, ^ebut he escaped from their hands.

5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, ^a“I am the way, and the truth, and the ^blife. ^cNo one comes to the Father ^dexcept through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have ^eknown my Father also.^{1 f}From now on you do know him and have ^gseen him.”

8 Philip said to him, “Lord, ^hshow us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? ⁱWhoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that ^jI am in the Father and the Father is in me? ^kThe words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, ^lor else believe on account of the works themselves.

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and ^mgreater works than these will he do, because ⁿI am going to the Father. 13 ^oWhatever you ask in my name, this I will do, ^pthat the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me² anything in my name, I will do it.