Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does.
Jesus is not playing word games with the Jews and He is not in fear for His life and trying to work His way out of danger. What He is trying to accomplish here is the conversion of these men. He is not condemning them; His heart is saddened by their failure to recognize the works of God and receive the salvation He is holding out to them.
Jesus tells them to make his life the acid test. If He doesn’t live a God-like life, then don’t believe Him. How many of us are able to make this statement? Is our life so much a reflection of God’s life that people will recognize it and put their trust in what we say?