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NASB | John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:12 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, anyone who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these [in extent and outreach], because I am going to the Father. |
Bible Question: What does Jesus mean in John 14:12? |
Bible Answer: Jesus could not have meant greater works of power, for who has more power than God or the Son of God? Thus we would exegete the passage to mean greater works in their scope and their extent, in accordance with Jesus' promise to send the Holy Spirit to His disciples: "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." This promise, recorded in Acts 2, was kept on the day of Pentecost; and the remaining pages of the book of Acts attest to the beginning of the fulfillment of Jesus' prophetic words that the gospel would be spread "to the end of the earth." The focus here is on spiritual rather than physical miracles. When Jesus said "because I go to My Father" at the end of this verse (John 14:12), He was telling His disciples that the only way they would be able to be used to do these greater works was through the power of the Holy Spirit, and that the Father would not send the Spirit until the Son's glorious return to the Father. [See John 14:26 and 7:39]. --Hank |