John 5:35
He was the burning and shining lamp; and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
In Context
34But I receive the witness not from man; but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
Cross References
Matthew 3:5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region about the Jordan;
Matthew 11:11Verily I say to you, among those born of women, there has not risen a greater than John the Immerser. But he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 21:26But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.
Luke 1:15For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall not drink wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Luke 7:28For I say to you, among those born of women, no one is a greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
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 →