John 5:36
But I have testimony greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these very works which I do, testify concerning me, that the Father has sent me.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
35He was the burning and shining lamp; and you were willing, for a time, to rejoice in his light.
Cross References
John 2:23And while he was in Jerusalem, during the feast of passover, many believed on his name, because they saw the signs that he did.
John 3:17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through him, might be saved.
John 5:32There is another that testifies concerning me, and I know that the testimony which he testifies concerning me is worthy of credit.
John 10:25Jesus answered them: I have told you, and you do not believe. The works which I do in my Father’s name, these testify of me.
John 11:37And some of them said: Could not he, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have caused that even this man should not have died?
John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no other man has done, they would have had no sin; but now they have both seen, and hated both me and my Father.
Matthew Henry on John 5:32-47
Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have greater witness than that… Read the whole commentary →