37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
37 And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,
37 The Father who sent me, confirmed me. And you missed it. You never heard his voice, you never saw his appearance.
37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.
37 And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face,
5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
5 And now, Father, glorify me with your very own splendor, The very splendor I had in your presence Before there was a world.
5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
5 Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.
(Read John 17:1-5)
Our Lord prayed as a man, and as the Mediator of his people; yet he spoke with majesty and authority, as one with and equal to the Father. Eternal life could not be given to believers, unless Christ, their Surety, both glorified the Father, and was glorified of him. This is the sinner's way to eternal life, and when this knowledge shall be made perfect, holiness and happiness will be fully enjoyed. The holiness and happiness of the redeemed, are especially that glory of Christ, and of his Father, which was the joy set before him, for which he endured the cross and despised the shame; this glory was the end of the sorrow of his soul, and in obtaining it he was fully satisfied. Thus we are taught that our glorifying God is needed as an evidence of our interest in Christ, through whom eternal life is God's free gift.
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
15 We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God's original purpose in everything created.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
(Read Colossians 1:15-23)
Christ in his human nature, is the visible discovery of the invisible God, and he that hath seen Him hath seen the Father. Let us adore these mysteries in humble faith, and behold the glory of the Lord in Christ Jesus. He was born or begotten before all the creation, before any creature was made; which is the Scripture way of representing eternity, and by which the eternity of God is represented to us. All things being created by Him, were created for him; being made by his power, they were made according to his pleasure, and for his praise and glory. He not only created them all at first, but it is by the word of his power that they are upheld. Christ as Mediator is the Head of the body, the church; all grace and strength are from him; and the church is his body. All fulness dwells in him; a fulness of merit and righteousness, of strength and grace for us. God showed his justice in requiring full satisfaction. This mode of redeeming mankind by the death of Christ was most suitable. Here is presented to our view the method of being reconciled. And that, notwithstanding the hatred of sin on God's part, it pleased God to reconcile fallen man to himself. If convinced that we were enemies in our minds by wicked works, and that we are now reconciled to God by the sacrifice and death of Christ in our nature, we shall not attempt to explain away, nor yet think fully to comprehend these mysteries; but we shall see the glory of this plan of redemption, and rejoice in the hope set before us. If this be so, that God's love is so great to us, what shall we do now for God? Be frequent in prayer, and abound in holy duties; and live no more to yourselves, but to Christ. Christ died for us. But wherefore? That we should still live in sin? No; but that we should die to sin, and live henceforth not to ourselves, but to Him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 5:37
Commentary on John 5:30-38
(Read John 5:30-38)
Our Lord returns to his declaration of the entire agreement between the Father and the Son, and declared himself the Son of God. He had higher testimony than that of John; his works bore witness to all he had said. But the Divine word had no abiding-place in their hearts, as they refused to believe in Him whom the Father had sent, according to his ancient promises. The voice of God, accompanied by the power of the Holy Ghost, thus made effectual to the conversion of sinners, still proclaims that this is the beloved Son, in whom the Father is well pleased. But when the hearts of men are full of pride, ambition, and the love of the world, there is no room for the word of God to abide in them.