But notice. When Jesus passed by there, He saw that great multitude. Doesn’t it seem like for Him, with all the powers of God in Him…I believe that He could’ve healed every person there. Don’t you believe that tonight? I believe He could’ve done it. But do you believe He was a true prophet sent from God? Was He the prophet that Moses said, “The Lord your God will rise up a prophet like unto me?” Was that the prophet? Then watch what He done. Instead of speaking or saying anything to them, He healed one man, not a cripple, a man that had an infirmity for thirty and eight years. He healed him, and walked away, and left that great multitude of people lying there, of lame, blind, halt, and withered. Is that true? When He was questioned on the subject, He said, “Verily, I say unto you, the Son can do nothing in Himself, but what He sees the Father doing.” Is that right? Well, if the Son could do no more than what the Father showed Him, how much less could the servant do except the Father had showed him?

The Pool of Bethesda, 1950-08-11, Cleveland, OH, §7