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 ¹  about the light.

John 2:25

2:25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, ²  for he knew what was in man. ³ 

John 8:13

8:13 So the Pharisees ⁴  objected, ⁵  “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!” ⁶ 

John 8:18

8:18 I testify about myself ⁷  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.

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¹ tn Or “to bear witness.”

² 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.

³ tn See previous note on “man” in this verse.

⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

⁵ tn Grk “Then the Pharisees said to him.”

⁶ sn Compare the charge You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true! to Jesus’ own statement about his testimony in 5:31.

⁷ tn Grk “I am the one who testifies about myself.”