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.
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Gill's Exposition
I can of mine own self do nothing,.... This is the conclusion of the matter, the winding up of the several arguments concerning the Son's equality to the Father, and the application of the whole to…
Barnes' Notes
Of mine own self - See Joh 5:19. The Messiah, the Mediator, does nothing without the concurrence and the authority of God. Such is the nature of the union subsisting between them, that he does nothing…
Adam Clarke
I can of mine own self do nothing - Because of my intimate union with God. See on Joh 5:19 (note).
I week not mine own will - I do not, I cannot attempt to do any thing without God. This, that is, the…
We have here Christ's discourse upon occasion of his being accused as a sabbath-breaker, and it seems to be his vindication of himself before the sanhedrim, when he was arraigned before them: whether…
Cambridge Bible
The Son's qualification for these high powers is the perfect harmony between His will and that of the Father.
I can of mine own self Change to the first person. He identifies Himself with the Son. It…
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