John 3:35
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The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
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The Father loveth, &c.--See on Mat 11:27, where we have the "delivering over of all things into the hands of the Son," while here we have the deep spring of that august act in the Father's ineffable "love of the Son."
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. Christ's discourse with Nicodemus, a Pharisee, concerning the great mysteries of the gospel, in which he here privately instructs him (v. 1-21). II. John Baptist's discourse with his disciples concerning Christ, upon occasion of his coming into the neighbourhood where John was (Joh 3:22-36), in which he fairly and faithfully resigns all his honour and interest to him.
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Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.