John 5:36
But I have the witness [that is] greater than [that] of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
35*He* was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Cross References
John 2:23And when he was in Jerusalem, at the passover, at the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he wrought.
John 3:17For God has not sent his Son into the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him.
John 5:32It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.
John 10:25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye do not believe. The works which I do in my Father's name, these bear witness concerning me:
John 11:37And some of them said, Could not this [man], who has opened the eyes of the blind [man], have caused that this [man] also should not have died?
John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which no other one has done, they had not had 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 →