John 5:32
There is another that beareth witness of me: and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
33You sent to John: and he gave testimony to the truth.
Cross References
Matthew 17:5And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.
Luke 3:22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove, upon him. And a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son. In thee I am well pleased.
John 5:36But I have a greater testimony than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to perfect, the works themselves which I do, give testimony of me, that the Father hath sent me.
John 12:28Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came from heaven: I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.
1 John 5:6This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth. Came by water and blood... Not only to wash away our sins by the water of baptism, but by his own blood.
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 →