John 5:35
He was a lamp that burneth and shineth, and you were willing to glory for the hour in his light.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 from man (only) receive testimony. But these (things) speak I that you may be saved.
Cross References
Matthew 3:5Then went forth to him Urishlem, and all Jehud, and the whole country about Jurdan;
Matthew 11:11Amen I say to you, there hath not arisen among them born of women who greater than Juchanon the Baptizer: yet, the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 21:26And if we shall say, From men, we fear from the crowd; for all have regarded Juchanon as a prophet.
Luke 1:15for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong liquor shall he not drink, and with the Spirit of Holiness shall he be filled, from the womb of his mother.
Luke 7:28I tell you, that no prophet among those born of women (hath been) greater than Juchanon the Baptizer. Yet the least in the kingdom of Aloha 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 →