John 5:36
But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
35John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
Cross References
John 2:23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
John 3:17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
John 5:32There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
John 10:25“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
John 11:37But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have 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 →