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NASB | John 14:28 "You heard that I said to you, 'I go away, and I will come to you.' If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:28 "You heard Me tell you, 'I am going away, and I am coming back to you.' If you [really] loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going [back] to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. |
Subject: Father greater than Jesus |
Bible Note: Greetings Babbler! Obviously, they were not clear on Who Jesus was, but then again, most people today still can't get that issue straight! :-) However, the fact remains that it would be difficult to imagine anyone wanting to stone Jesus for simply saying that He shared a common purpose with God. :-) Besides, the fact remains that the Pharisees state why they wanted to kill Him. They didn't say, 'We want to kill Him because He agrees with God!" ;-) As far as John 14:28 goes, you are mixing to different passages. In the passage where they accused Him of making Himself equal with God, He did not deny it. John 14:28 refers to a coversation between His disciples and Himself. Nothing is mentioned in this passage about being equal to God. Most believe that Jesus is once again simply speaking as the incarnate man. There are plenty of Scripture that do speak of Jesus' equality with God. John 1:1-14 speaks to this issue, as does Phil. 2:5-11. There are many more as well, but these are two of the 'biggies'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |