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How is the Father greater than the Son?

A common question arising around the time of Trinity Sunday is rooted in this passage from John’s Gospel: “If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I” (Jn 14:28). If the Persons of the Trinity are one and equal, how can this be? [1]