John 5:31

More Testimony About Jesus

5:31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.

John 1:8

1:8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

John 2:25

2:25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.

John 8:13

8:13 So the Pharisees objected, “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”

John 8:18

8:18 I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”

John 15:27

15:27 and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.


tn Or “to bear witness.”

tn The masculine form has been retained here in the translation to maintain the connection with “a man of the Pharisees” in 3:1, with the understanding that the reference is to people of both genders.

tn See previous note on “man” in this verse.

sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

tn Grk “Then the Pharisees said to him.”

sn Compare the charge You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true! to Jesus’ own statement about his testimony in 5:31.

tn Grk “I am the one who testifies about myself.”