I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work — Jesus establishes the necessity ('I must') of working the works the Father has sent him to do. The image of 'day' and 'night' (nyx) suggests the limited time of Jesus's ministry and the urgency of redemptive action. 'While it is day'—the time of Jesus's earthly ministry is the time for God's works. 'The night cometh, when no man can work'—once Jesus is gone, the opportunity for his direct miraculous ministry is ended. This creates urgency: the healing must happen now, in the day.

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