"“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father.” John 14:12 . By this, Christ did not mean that the disciples would make more exalted exertions than He had made, but that their work would have greater magnitude. He did not refer merely to miracle working, but to all that would take place under the agency of the Holy Spirit. “When the Comforter is come,” He said, “whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with Me from the beginning.” John 15:26, 27 . AA 22.1"
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."
Ellen White directly references John 14:12 in this passage.
"Wonderfully were these words fulfilled. After the descent of the Holy Spirit, the disciples were so filled with love for Him and for those for whom He died, that hearts were melted by the words they spoke and the prayers they offered. They spoke in the power of the Spirit; and under the influence of that power, thousands were converted. AA 22.2"
"Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls."
The EGW passage describes the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and its effect on the disciples, leading to conversions. This directly parallels the events and results described in Acts 2:41, where 3000 souls were converted after Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost.
"As Christ's representatives the apostles were to make a decided impression on the world. The fact that they were humble men would not diminish their influence, but increase it; for the minds of their hearers would be carried from them to the Saviour, who, though unseen, was still working with them. The wonderful teaching of the apostles, their words of courage and trust, would assure all that it was not in their own power that they worked, but in the power of Christ. Humbling themselves, they would declare that He whom the Jews had crucified was the Prince of life, the Son of the living God, and that in His name they did the works that He had done. AA 22.3"
"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
Both passages emphasize that the power of the apostles (or believers) comes from God, not from themselves, and that their humility is a strength. The 'earthen vessels' metaphor is not explicitly used, but the concept is present.