John 5:34
But I receive the witness not from man; but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
In Context
33Ye have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
35He was the burning and shining lamp; and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Cross References
Luke 19:10For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
John 8:54Jesus answered: If I honor myself, my honor is nothing. It is my Father that honors me, of whom ye say, that he is your God.
Romans 3:3For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make void the faithfulness of God?
Romans 10:21But of Israel he says: All the day long, I stretched forth my hands, To a disobedient and gainsaying people.
1 Corinthians 9:22To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all, that I may by all means save some.
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 →