John 1:7

1:7 He came as a witness ¹  to testify ²  about the light, so that everyone ³  might believe through him.

John 8:50

8:50 I am not trying to get ⁴  praise for myself. ⁵  There is one who demands ⁶  it, and he also judges. ⁷ 

John 16:14

16:14 He ⁸  will glorify me, ⁹  because he will receive ¹⁰  from me what is mine ¹¹  and will tell it to you. ¹² 

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¹ tn Grk “came for a testimony.”

sn Witness is also one of the major themes of John’s Gospel. The Greek verb μαρτυρέω (marturew) occurs 33 times (compare to once in Matthew, once in Luke, 0 in Mark) and the noun μαρτυρία (marturia) 14 times (0 in Matthew, once in Luke, 3 times in Mark).

² tn Or “to bear witness.”

³ tn Grk “all.”

⁴ tn Grk “I am not seeking.”

⁵ tn Grk “my glory.”

⁶ tn Grk “who seeks.”

⁷ tn Or “will be the judge.”

⁸ tn Grk “That one.”

⁹ tn Or “will honor me.”

¹⁰ tn Or “he will take.”

¹¹ tn The words “what is mine” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹² tn Or “will announce it to you.”