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Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 14:12-14

John 14:12-14He that believeth on Me the works that I do shall he do also.The activity of the glorified ChristI. ITS REALITY AND CERTAINTY. Verses 13, 14 show that Christ regarded Himself as the worker and His followers only as His agents. II. ITS ORGAN AND INSTRUMENT. Our Saviour’s language 1. Does not mean that He will work through no other way than the collective Church, which is His body, and the believer who is a member of it; because in point of fact He does, as the Governor of the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 14:12

12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. Ver. 12. And greater works than these ] Greater in regard of the matter, as converting 3000 souls at a sermon, reducing a great part of the world to the obedience of Christ, &c. But yet less than those Christ did, for the manner. For, 1. They did not them in their own name, but in his. 2. They preached not that they were... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 14:12

the: Matthew 21:21, Mark 11:13, Mark 16:17, Luke 10:17-Psalms :, Acts 3:6-Ruth :, Acts 4:9-2 Kings :, Acts 4:16, Acts 4:33, Acts 8:7, Acts 9:34, Acts 9:40, Acts 16:18, 1 Corinthians 12:10, 1 Corinthians 12:11 greater: Acts 2:4-1 Kings :, Acts 2:41, Acts 4:4, Acts 5:15, Acts 6:7, Acts 10:46, Acts 19:12, Romans 15:19 because: John 14:28, John 7:39, John 16:7, Acts 2:33 Reciprocal: 2 Kings 2:9 - Elisha said 2 Kings 2:14 - smote 2 Kings 20:10 - General Matthew 5:18 - verily Matthew 11:5 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 14:12

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.Greater works than these shall he do — So one apostle wrought miracles merely by his shadow, Acts 5:15; another by handkerchiefs carried from his body, Acts 19:12; and all spake with various tongues. But the converting one sinner is a greater work than all these.Because I go to my Father — To send you the Holy Ghost. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:1-31

§ 127. JESUS COMFORTS HIS DISCIPLES, John 14:1-31 . If, as some commentators suppose, the institution of the Lord’s Supper took place between John 13:35 and John 13:36, then the opening of this discourse has a degree of dependence on the warning just given to Peter. But if the institution of the Supper takes place at the close of the last chapter, the present chapter, at any rate, is a post-communion discourse. Though the variations of thought are so great, that we may, perhaps, properly... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:12

12. Greater works than these shall he do The miracles of Jesus were indeed greater displays of power than any wonder-worker, whether prophet, priest, or saint, ever wrought. Yet they were but the preparatory apparatus of Christianity. They were provisional and temporary. From them was to proceed the greater work, through the power of the Spirit and the agency of men, of establishing and fully completing the wide-spread conversion of souls, and the conquering of the world to Christ. His... read more

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