John 14:10

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

Cross-references

John 14:20 Parallel

John 14:20 expands on mutual indwelling: Jesus in the Father, believers in Jesus—deepening the unity described in John 14:10.

John 14:24 Parallel

In John 14:24, Jesus again affirms his words are the Father's, not his own—consistent with the indwelling.

John 14:7 Parallel

In John 14:7, knowing Jesus means knowing the Father—reinforcing the unity expressed in this verse.

John 1:1-3 identifies Jesus as the eternal Word through whom all things were made—showing the Father's work in creation through the Son.

In John 17:21-23, Jesus prays for believers to be one as he and the Father are one, directly echoing the intimate union described here.

John 17:8 Parallel

John 17:8 shows Jesus gave the words the Father gave him, confirming the source of his words as the Father dwelling in him.

John 12:49 Parallel

John 12:49 explicitly says Jesus did not speak on his own authority but received a commandment from the Father, identical to the theme here.

John 10:38 Parallel

In John 10:38, Jesus repeats the same mutual indwelling phrase — 'the Father is in me, and I in the Father' — reinforcing the unity.

John 10:30 Parallel

John 10:30 declares 'I and the Father are one'—directly affirming the unity Jesus speaks of in John 14:10.

John 8:40 Parallel

John 8:40 states Jesus told the truth he heard from God, matching the claim that the Father dwells in him and does his works.

John 8:38 Parallel

John 8:38 reinforces that Jesus speaks what he has seen with the Father, paralleling the Father dwelling in him and speaking through him.

John 8:28 Parallel

In John 8:28, Jesus says he does nothing on his own but speaks what the Father taught him, directly echoing the mutual indwelling here.

John 7:29 Related theme

In John 7:29, Jesus states he knows the Father because he is from him and sent — reinforcing the intimate knowledge and origin.

John 7:28 Related theme

In John 7:28, Jesus says he is not here on his own authority but sent by the true one — mirrors the same submission to the Father.

John 7:16 Parallel

In John 7:16, Jesus declares his teaching is not his own but from the one who sent him — direct echo of speaking not on his own authority.

In John 6:38-40, Jesus states he came to do the Father's will, not his own — paralleling his words and works being from the Father.

John 5:19 Parallel

In John 5:19, Jesus says the Son can do nothing by himself but only what he sees the Father doing — same dependence and unity.

John 5:17 Parallel

John 5:17 has Jesus say the Father is working and he works too, paralleling the Father dwelling in him to do his works.

John 3:32–34 Related theme

In John 3:32-34, Jesus speaks God's words and gives the Spirit without limit — reinforcing that his words are not his own but the Father's.

John 8:29 Parallel

John 8:29 says the Father is with Jesus and He always pleases Him — directly echoing the Father dwelling in Jesus and doing works.

John 8:42 Parallel

John 8:42 says Jesus came from God not on His own accord — parallel to not speaking on His own authority in John 14:10.

John 17:23 Parallel

In John 17:23, Jesus prays 'you in me'—the same indwelling relationship described in this verse.

John 10:37 Parallel

John 10:37 ties Jesus' works to the Father — directly matching 'the Father who dwells in me does his works'.

John 12:45 Parallel

In John 12:45, seeing Jesus equals seeing the Father—directly echoing the mutual indwelling here.

John 5:36 Parallel

John 5:36 states the works Jesus does are given by the Father, confirming that the Father does His works through Jesus.

John 5:30 Parallel

John 5:30 shows Jesus can do nothing on His own but seeks the Father's will — directly parallel to not speaking on His own authority.

John 17:3 Parallel

In John 17:3, eternal life is knowing the Father and the Son—connecting to the intimate union here.

John 16:32 Parallel

In John 16:32, Jesus says the Father is with him, not alone—echoing the Father's presence in him.

John 8:14 Parallel

John 8:14 bases Jesus' true testimony on His divine origin, paralleling the authority from the Father in John 14:10.

John 6:46 Parallel

John 6:46 emphasizes Jesus alone has seen the Father, reinforcing His unique unity with the Father mentioned in John 14:10.

Acts 10:38 Parallel

Acts 10:38 affirms God anointed Jesus and was with Him, echoing the Father dwelling in Jesus and doing works through Him.

2 Corinthians 5:19 says God was in Christ reconciling the world, a clear parallel to the Father dwelling in Jesus and doing his works.

Colossians 1:19 says the fullness of God was pleased to dwell in Christ, directly affirming the indwelling mentioned here.

Colossians 2:9 states the whole fullness of deity dwells in Christ bodily, a strong parallel to the Father dwelling in Jesus.

Acts 2:22 Parallel

In Acts 2:22, God performed miracles through Jesus—confirming the Father working through him.

Hebrews 1:3 Parallel

Hebrews 1:3 describes Christ as the exact imprint of God's nature, reinforcing the mutual indwelling Jesus claims here.

1 John 2:23 Parallel

1 John 2:23 asserts that denying the Son forfeits the Father, echoing Jesus' statement that the Father dwells in him.

Exodus 23:21 describes an angel with God's name in him, prefiguring Jesus having the Father dwelling in Him.

In 1 Cor 8:6, one God the Father and one Lord Jesus Christ—parallel to the unity expressed here.

In 2 Cor 4:4, Christ is the image of God—linking to the idea of seeing the Father in Jesus.