Eternal generation

Son is “from” Father (most explicit passages)

Ps 2:7 (cited at Ac 13:33; Heb 1:5; 5:5); Pr 8:22–25 (alluded to at 1Co 1:24; Rev 3:14); Mic 5:2 (cited at Mt 2:4–6); Jn 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18; 5:19, 26; Col 1:15; Heb 1:3, 5–6; 12:23; 1Jn 4:9 — see also Ro 8:29; Col 1:18; Rev 1:5

Father gives name to Son

Jn 5:43; 17:11–12; Eph 1:21; Php 2:9–11; Heb 1:4 — see also Ge 32:29; Ex 23:21; Jdg 13:18

Son sent by Father

Mt 10:40; Mk 9:37; Lk 4:43; 10:16; Jn 3:16–17; 4:34; 5:23–24, 30–47; 6:29, 38–44, 57; 7:16, 28–29, 33; 8:16–18, 26–29, 42; 9:4; 10:36; 12:44–50; 13:16, 20; 14:24; 15:21; 16:5, 27–28; 17:3, 8, 18, 21, 25; 20:21; Gal 4:4–6; 1Jn 4:14

Father gives, Son receives

Mt 28:18; Jn 5:19, 22, 26, 27, 36; 7:16; 10:18; 17:2, 4, 8, 11, 22; 18:11

Ordered equality

Jn 1:1–3, 10; 5:19, 21; 14:6, 10; Ro 5:1, 11; 1Co 8:6; Eph 1:3–14; 2:18; 4:6; Col 1:16; 3:17; Heb 1:1–2; Jude 1:25

See also

• Jesus is God
• Trinity