A frequent misinterpretation reduces Jesus' 'works' to everyday good deeds or ethical teachings rather than the supernatural miracles like healing the sick and raising the dead that authenticate his identity, diminishing their role as divine endorsement; another error applies this to human efforts for salvation, ignoring the context of Jesus' defense of his unique sonship and equality with God against accusations of blasphemy.
John 5:36
King James Version (1769)
36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
Jesus emphasizes that the miraculous works he performs, specifically given to him by the Father to complete, provide greater testimony to his divine mission than even the witness of John the Baptist, serving as undeniable evidence from God confirming that the Father has sent him as the Messiah with authority from heaven.