Johannes 10:38

38 Maar indien Ik ze doe, en zo gij Mij niet gelooft, zo gelooft de werken; opdat gij moogt bekennen en geloven, dat de Vader in Mij is, en Ik in Hem.

Johannes 10:38 Meaning and Commentary

John 10:38

But if I do
Works, which none but God can do:

though ye believe not me;
what Christ said in his doctrine and ministry, though they paid no regard to that, and did not receive his testimony, on the credit of him the testifier, as they ought to have done:

believe the works;
not only that they are true and real, and not imaginary and delusory; but for the sake of them believe the above assertion, that Christ is the Son of God, he and his Father being one; or take such notice of these works and miracles, consider the nature, evidence, and importance of them, and the divine power that attends them,

that ye may know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in
him;
or "in the Father", as one of Beza's exemplars; the Vulgate Latin, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, or "in my Father", as read the Syriac and Arabic versions; that they are one in nature, distinct in person, equal in power, and have a mutual inhabitation and communion in the divine essence; all which is manifest, by doing the same works, and which are out of the reach and power of any mere creature.

Johannes 10:38 In-Context

36 Zegt gijlieden tot Mij, Dien de Vader geheiligd en in de wereld gezonden heeft: Gij lastert God; omdat Ik gezegd heb: Ik ben Gods Zoon?
37 Indien Ik niet doe de werken Mijns Vaders, zo gelooft Mij niet;
38 Maar indien Ik ze doe, en zo gij Mij niet gelooft, zo gelooft de werken; opdat gij moogt bekennen en geloven, dat de Vader in Mij is, en Ik in Hem.
39 Zij zochten dan wederom Hem te grijpen, en Hij ontging uit hun hand.
40 En Hij ging wederom over de Jordaan, tot de plaats, waar Johannes eerst doopte; en Hij bleef aldaar.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.