The one who is sent

What the agency language does in John 5. Keener says the picture of the Son as the Father's agent answers the charge that Jesus made himself equal with God, though his hearers could easily take 5:23 as a claim to deity. The ESV and CSB Study Bibles read 5:23 as establishing Jesus' right to be worshiped, a claim to deity.

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• {"u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/ancient-world-passages\/john-8-12-30\/","n":"John 8:12-30, The light of the world by the treasury","s":"Jesus calls himself the light of the world. Told that testimony about himself does not count, he answers with the law's rule of two witnesses: himself and the Father who sent him.","r":"John 8:12-30"}
• {"u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/ancient-world-passages\/john-13-1-30\/","n":"John 13:1-30, Washing the disciples' feet, and the morsel for Judas","s":"At supper before Passover Jesus takes off his outer clothes, ties a towel around himself and washes his disciples' feet. Then he hands Judas the dipped morsel, and Judas goes out into the night.","r":"John 13:1-30"}
• {"u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/ancient-world-passages\/john-17-1-26\/","n":"John 17:1-26, The prayer: your name made known","s":"Before his arrest Jesus lifts his eyes to heaven and prays that the Father will glorify him, keep those given him in the Father's name and set them apart by the truth, and make all who believe one.","r":"John 17:1-26"}
• {"u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/ancient-world-passages\/john-20-19-31\/","n":"John 20:19-31, Locked doors, and my Lord and my God","s":"On the evening of the first day Jesus stands among the disciples behind locked doors, shows his hands and side, sends them as the Father sent him and breathes the Spirit on them. A week later Thomas sees the wounds and confesses him as Lord and God.","r":"John 20:19-31"}
• {"u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/ancient-world-passages\/acts-9-1-31\/","n":"Acts 9:1-31, Saul on the Damascus road","s":"Carrying the high priest's letters to the synagogues of Damascus, Saul is stopped by a light and a voice. Blinded, healed and baptized, the persecutor begins to proclaim Jesus and has to escape over the city wall.","r":"Acts 9:1-31"}
• {"u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/ancient-world-passages\/romans-10-1-21\/","n":"Romans 10:1-21, How beautiful are the feet","s":"Paul prays for Israel, whose zeal for God lacks knowledge, and argues from Scripture that the word of faith is near, that whoever calls on the Lord will be saved, and that heralds must be sent.","r":"Romans 10:1-21"}
• {"u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/ancient-world-passages\/2corinthians-7-2-16\/","n":"2 Corinthians 7:2-16, Titus arrives and the letter that hurt","s":"In Macedonia Paul is comforted by Titus's arrival and his news that the Corinthians grieved over Paul's harsh letter in a way that led to repentance, and that they received Titus with fear and trembling.","r":"2 Corinthians 7:2-16"}
• {"u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/ancient-world-passages\/3john-9-15\/","n":"3 John 9-15, Diotrephes and Demetrius","s":"The elder wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, eager to be first, refuses to receive him; he spreads malicious talk, refuses to welcome the brothers and puts out of the church those who do. Gaius is not to imitate evil. Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone, and the elder adds his own testimony; he hopes to come soon and talk face to face.","r":"3 John 9-15"}