John 5:36
But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
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In Context
35He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.
Cross References
John 2:23Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did.
John 3:17God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
John 5:32There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.
John 10:25Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.
John 11:37But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?
John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for 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 →