Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 5:30

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 5:30 - 5:30

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 5:30 - 5:30

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30. The Son’s qualification for these high powers is the perfect harmony between His Will and that of the Father.

οὐ δύν. ἐγώ. Change to the first person, as in Joh 6:35. He identifies Himself with the Son. It is because He is the Son that He cannot act independently: it is impossible for Him to will to do anything but what the Father wills. See on Joh 5:19.

καθὼς ἀκούω. From the Father: Christ’s judgment is the declaration of that which the Father communicates to Him. Hence Christ’s judgment must be just, for it is in accordance with the Divine Will; and this is the strongest possible guarantee of its justice. Mat 26:39. The Jews were seeking to do their own will, and their judgment was not just.