John 5:37

5:37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people ¹  have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time, ² 

John 6:44

6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, ³  and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 8:16

8:16 But if I judge, my evaluation is accurate, ⁴  because I am not alone when I judge, ⁵  but I and the Father who sent me do so together. ⁶ 

John 8:29

8:29 And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, ⁷  because I always do those things that please him.”

John 12:49

12:49 For I have not spoken from my own authority, ⁸  but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me ⁹  what I should say and what I should speak.

[5:37]  ¹ tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to clarify that the following verbs (“heard,” “seen,” “have residing,” “do not believe”) are second person plural.

[5:37]  ² sn You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time. Compare Deut 4:12. Also see Deut 5:24 ff., where the Israelites begged to hear the voice no longer – their request (ironically) has by this time been granted. How ironic this would be if the feast is Pentecost, where by the 1st century a.d. the giving of the law at Sinai was being celebrated.

[6:44]  ³ tn Or “attracts him,” or “pulls him.” The word is used of pulling or dragging, often by force. It is even used once of magnetic attraction (A. Oepke, TDNT 2:503).

[8:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “my judgment is true.”

[8:16]  ⁶ tn The phrase “when I judge” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the context.

[8:16]  ⁷ tn The phrase “do so together” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the context.

[8:29]  ⁷ tn That is, “he has not abandoned me.”

[12:49]  ⁹ tn Grk “I have not spoken from myself.”

[12:49]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “has given me commandment.”