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John 5:30

WEB

30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is righteous, because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

KJV

30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

BSB

30[+] I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

FBV

30[+] I can do nothing by myself. I judge based on what I'm told,[+] and my decision is right, for I'm not doing my own will but the will of the one who sent me.

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Testimony to the Deity of Christ, Part 1 (John 5:30–37) - Grace to You
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Who Will Judge the World? - Desiring God

Extra References

John 6:38

38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.


John 5:19

19Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.


John 4:34

34Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.


John 14:10

10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.


Matthew 26:39

39He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”


John 8:28

28Jesus therefore said to them, When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.


Psalms 40:7-8

7Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll. 8I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”


John 8:15-16

15You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one. 16Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.


Isaiah 11:3-4

3His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; 4but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.


Romans 15:3

3For even Christ didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”