SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:20
Porque el Padre ama al Hijo, y le muestra todas las cosas que l hace; y mayores obras que stas le mostrar; que vosotros os maravillaris.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 5:20
Verse 20. Greater works than these] Two of these he immediately mentions: Raising the dead, ver. 21. And judging the world, ver. 22. That ye may marvel.] Or, So as to make you wonder. Our Lord sometimes speaks of himself as God, and sometimes as the ambassador of God. As he had a human and Divine nature, this distinction was essentially necessary. Many errors have originated from want of attention to this circumstance.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 20. For the Father loveth the Son , etc.] As being his Son, his image, the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person; as being of the same nature, and having the same perfections, and so equal to him; (see Gill on John 3:35); and showeth him all things that himself doth ; not as if he was ignorant of them, since he lies in the bosom of his Father, is the wisdom of God, is the omniscient God, that knows all things; not only all things in men, but all things in God, even the deep things of God: but this is said of the Father, as consulting with him, communicating his designs to him, as his equal; doing nothing without him, as he never did in the works of nature, or of grace: he drew the plan of peace, reconciliation, and salvation in him; he made the worlds by him; and he does nothing in the government of the world without him; and indeed he shows him all things he does, by doing all things; and by him he shows himself, and his works, to men: and he will show him greater works than these , or he will do greater works by him than these: either than the works of creation; namely, the redemption of the elect, the justification of their persons by his righteousness, and pardon of their sins through his blood, and the regeneration and conversion of them by his Spirit and grace; either of which is a greater work than the making of the world: or greater than he has done under the Old Testament dispensation; than the redeeming of Israel out of Egypt, leading them through the wilderness, and settling them in the land of Canaan; giving them the law, the statutes, and ordinances of God, and working miracles among them: for the redemption of Gods people, by Christ, from sin, Satan, the world, the law, death, and hell, the publishing of the Gospel, the effusion of the Spirit, and setting up of the Gospel dispensation, are greater works than these; and more and greater miracles were wrought by Christ than by Moses, or any prophet under the former dispensation. Though rather the sense is, that greater miracles would be shown, and done by Christ, than these he had now done, in curing a man of his disorder, who had had it eight and thirty years, and bidding him take up his bed and walk; such as raising Jairuss daughter to life, when dead, and the widow of Naims son, when he was carrying to the grave, and Lazarus, when he had been dead four days: that ye may marvel ; this was not properly the end of these greater works shown to, and done by Christ, which were to prove his divine sonship, his proper deity, his true Messiahship, to confirm the faith of his followers in him, and for the glory of God; but this eventually followed upon them: some wondered at them, and believed in him; and others were amazed at them, and confounded by them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 17-23 - The Divine power of the miracle proved Jesus to be the Son of God, an he declared that he worked with, and like unto his Father, as he saw good. These ancient enemies of Christ understood him, and became mor violent, charging him not only with sabbath-breaking, but blasphemy, is calling God his own Father, and making himself equal with God. But all things now, and at the final judgment, are committed to the Son purposely that all men might honour the Son, as they honour the Father and every one who does not thus honour the Son, whatever he may thin or pretend, does not honour the Father who sent him.
Greek Textus Receptus
ο 3588 T-NSM γαρ 1063 CONJ πατηρ 3962 N-NSM φιλει 5368 5719 V-PAI-3S τον 3588 T-ASM υιον 5207 N-ASM και 2532 CONJ παντα 3956 A-APN δεικνυσιν 1166 5719 V-PAI-3S αυτω 846 P-DSM α 3739 R-APN αυτος 846 P-NSM ποιει 4160 5719 V-PAI-3S και 2532 CONJ μειζονα 3173 A-APN-C τουτων 5130 D-GPN δειξει 1166 5692 V-FAI-3S αυτω 846 P-DSM εργα 2041 N-APN ινα 2443 CONJ υμεις 5210 P-2NP θαυμαζητε 2296 5725 V-PAS-2P
Vincent's NT Word Studies
20. Loveth (filei). To love is expressed by two words in the New Testament, filew and ajgapaw. Agapaw indicates a reasoning, discriminating attachment, founded in the conviction that its object is worthy of esteem, or entitled to it on account of benefits bestowed. Filew represents a warmer, more instinctive sentiment, more closely allied to feeling, and implying more passion. Hence ajgapaw is represented by the Latin diligo, the fundamental idea of which is selection, the deliberate choice of one out of a number, on sufficient grounds, as an object of regard. Thus filew emphasizes the affectional element of love, and ajgapaw the intelligent element. Socrates, in Xenophon's "Memorabilia," advises his friend Aristarchus to alleviate the necessities of his dependents by furnishing means to set them at work. Aristarchus having acted upon his advice, Xenophon says that the women in his employ loved (efiloun) him as their protector, while he in turn loved (hgapa) them because they were of use to him ("Memorabilia," ii. 7, 12). Jesus' sentiment toward Martha and Mary is described by hjgapa, John xi. 5. Men are bidden to love (agapan) God (Matt. xxii. 37; 1 Corinthians viii. 3); never filein, since love to God implies an intelligent discernment of His attributes and not merely an affectionate sentiment. Both elements are combined in the Father's love for the Son (Matthew iii. 17; John iii. 35; iv. 20). Agaph is used throughout the panegyric of love in 1 Corinthians 13, and an examination of that chapter will show how large a part the discriminating element plays in the Apostle's conception of love. The noun agaph nowhere appears in classical writings. As Trench remarks, it "is a word born within the bosom of revealed religion."'Eraw, in which the idea of sensual passion predominates, is nowhere used in the New Testament. Trench has some interesting remarks on its tendency toward a higher set of associations in the Platonic writings ("Synonyms," p. 42).Greater works will He show Him. As Jesus does whatever He sees the Father do (ver. 19), the showing of greater works will be the signal for Jesus to do them. On works, as a characteristic word in John, see on iv. 47.
Ye may marvel. The ye is emphatic (umeiv) and is addressed to those who questioned His authority, whose wonder would therefore be that of astonishment rather than of admiring faith, but might lead to faith. Plato says, "Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder" ("Theaetetus," 105); and Clement of Alexandria, cited by Westcott, "He that wonders shall reign, and he that reigns shall rest." Compare Acts iv. 13.
