John 5:32
But there is somebody else that talks about me. He is God, and I know that the things he says about me are true.
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In Context
31Think about this. If I am the only one that tells you who I am, you don’t have to believe me.
33Remember that you sent some men to ask John about me. Well, everything that he told them was true.
Cross References
John 5:36You see, John told you that God sent me, but the things that I do show even more clearly that God sent me. And I have to finish the job he sent me to do.
John 12:28Then Jesus said, “Father, show people that you are really great.” Straight away, God talked from heaven. He said, “I already showed them that I am great, and I will show them again.”
1 John 5:6This is the true story about Jesus Christ, God’s son. He came to this earth, and he got baptised with water. Later on, he died, and his blood came out. Yes, Jesus Christ got baptised, but he also died. God’s spirit tells us that story is true. And everything God’s spirit says is right.
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 →