John 5:35
He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
English Majority Text (NT)
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 do not receive the testimony from man, but these things I say so that you may be saved.
Cross References
Matthew 3:5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan were going out to him
Matthew 11:11“Assuredly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 21:26But if we should say, ‘From men,’ we fear the crowd, for all regard John as a prophet.”
Luke 1:15For he shall be great before the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, while still in his mother's womb.
Luke 7:28For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who 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 →