John 14:10 (LSB)

Passage

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from Myself, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.

Nearby Context

John 14:8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”

John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all so long and have you not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from Myself, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.

John 14:11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves.

John 14:12 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do because I go to the Father.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "believe", "father", "words", "speak", "myself", and "abiding". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "believe" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Jesus said to him Have I been..." into verse 11's "Believe Me that I am in the...", so "believe" and "father" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "believe" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.