John:5:19

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rwp @John:5:19 @{The Son } (\ho huios \). The absolute use of the Son in relation to the Father admitting the charge in verse 18 | and defending his equality with the Father . {Can do nothing by himself } (\ou dunatai poiein aph 'heautou ouden \). True in a sense of every man , but in a much deeper sense of Christ because of the intimate relation between him and the Father . See this same point in strkjv @5:30 ; strkjv @7:28 ; strkjv @8:28 ; strkjv @14:10 |. Jesus had already made it in strkjv @5:17 |. Now he repeats and defends it . {But what he seeth the Father doing } (\an m ˆ ti blep ˆi ton patera poiounta \). Rather , "unless he sees the Father doing something ." Negative condition (\an m ˆ\=\ean m ˆ\, if not , unless ) of third class with present (habit ) subjunctive (\blep ˆi \) and present active participle (\poiounta \). It is a supreme example of a son copying the spirit and work of a father . In his work on earth the Son sees continually what the Father is doing . In healing this poor man he was doing what the Father wishes him to do . {For what things soever he doeth , these the Son also doeth in like manner } (\ha gar an ekeinos poi ˆi tauta kai ho huios homoi “s poiei \). Indefinite relative clause with \an \ and the present active subjunctive (\poi ˆi \). Note \ekeinos \, emphatic demonstrative , that one , referring to the Father . This sublime claim on the part of Jesus will exasperate his enemies still more .

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