John 10:38

But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

Cross-references

John 10:30 Parallel

John 10:30 explicitly states 'I and my Father are one' — the exact truth Jesus wants them to know through the works.

John 10:25 Parallel

In John 10:25, Jesus says works done in the Father's name bear witness to him — reinforcing the call to believe based on works.

In John 17:21-23, this mutual indwelling is extended to believers: 'that they may be one as we are one.'

John 14:9-11 repeats the same appeal: believe Jesus is in the Father because of the works — a direct parallel.

John 5:36 Parallel

John 5:36 states that the works the Father gave Jesus bear witness of Him — directly echoing the argument here.

John 3:2 Parallel

John 3:2 records Nicodemus recognizing Jesus' miracles as proof God is with Him — the same logic Jesus gives for believing the works.

John 11:42 Parallel

In John 11:42, Jesus says his prayer is for the crowd to believe he was sent by the Father — same purpose: works leading to belief.

John 12:39 Contrast

In John 12:39, people could not believe due to hardened hearts — contrasting with Jesus' urging to believe based on works here.

John 14:10 Parallel

In John 14:10, Jesus echoes the mutual indwelling: 'I am in the Father and the Father is in me' and that the Father does his works.

John 14:11 Parallel

In John 14:11, Jesus repeats almost verbatim: 'Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me, or else believe on account of the works.'

John 14:20 Parallel

John 14:20 extends the mutual indwelling to include believers — 'you in me, and I in you' — building on the Father-Son unity.

John 6:27 Parallel

In John 6:27, the Father has set his seal on the Son — divine authentication matching the 'Father in me' works proof.

John 14:28 Contrast

In John 14:28, Jesus says 'the Father is greater than I,' contrasting with the mutual indwelling equality implied here.

Acts 2:22 Parallel

Acts 2:22 declares Jesus approved by miracles, signs, and wonders — the very works that reveal the Father in Him.

Acts 4:8-12 shows a healing miracle done in Jesus' name, leading to the proclamation that He is the only Savior — works confirm His identity.

Acts 10:38 Parallel

In Acts 10:38, Peter describes Jesus anointed with power doing good — works as evidence of God with him, similar to here.

In Philippians 2:6, Christ's divine 'form of God' parallels the Father-in-me, me-in-Father unity here.

Matthew 11:5 lists Jesus' miracles as the evidence to John the Baptist — directly parallel to 'believe the works' here.

Numbers 14:11 records God's complaint that Israel refused to believe despite signs — the same pattern of unbelief Jesus faces here.

In Colossians 2:9, the full deity dwells in Christ bodily — directly echoing the mutual indwelling of Father and Son here.

Exodus 23:21 says 'My Name is in him' of the angel — a precedent for divine presence dwelling in a representative, like the Father in Jesus.

Exodus 7:9 Parallel

In Exodus 7:9, God commands a miracle as a sign to validate Moses' commission — similar to Jesus' works as proof.

1 John 5:9 Related theme

1 John 5:9 emphasizes that God's testimony about his Son is greater than human testimony, echoing the call to believe the works as divine proof.