Good News Translation inverts the order of this sentence from the order in Greek (“if I am not doing my Father’s works, then do not believe me”). Jesus appeals to his works as evidence of who he is; he and the Father are one (verse 30) because they both do the same works.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1980. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .