John 21:25
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
Cross-references
John 20:30 states many signs are not recorded—21:25 echoes this same point: Jesus did many other things beyond what is written.
John 20:31 states the purpose of recorded signs — to inspire faith. John 21:25 then acknowledges unrecorded deeds, highlighting the selective nature of the Gospel.
Job 26:14 marvels that God's ways are just a whisper compared to his full power — parallel to John's hyperbole about the world not containing all Jesus did.
Psalm 40:5 declares God's wonderful works are more than can be numbered, directly mirroring the theme of innumerable deeds in John 21:25.
Psalm 71:15 states the speaker does not know the full sum of God's righteousness, similar to John's inability to list all Jesus' acts.
Matthew 11:5 lists specific miracles Jesus performed, illustrating the kind of countless deeds John 21:25 refers to.
Acts 10:38 summarizes Jesus' ministry as 'doing good and healing,' providing a general description of the many deeds John mentions.
Acts 20:35 records an unrecorded saying of Jesus, directly demonstrating that many of his words and deeds are not in the Gospels.
Hebrews 11:32 uses the same rhetorical 'time would fail me' to list heroes, mirroring John's hyperbole about the vastness of Jesus' deeds.
Ecclesiastes 1:15 says 'that which is wanting cannot be numbered' — a parallel thought of things too numerous to count.
Ecclesiastes 12:12 warns of endless book-making, while John uses the same imagery hyperbolically — different tones but shared motif.