John 5:32
There is another that beareth testimony concerning me; and I know that the testimony which he beareth concerning me is true.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
31If I should bear testimony respecting myself, my testimony would not be valid.
33Ye sent unto John; and he bore testimony to the truth.
Cross References
Matthew 17:5And while he was yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and there was a voice from the cloud which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have pleasure; hear ye him.
Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in the bodily likeness of a dove: and there was a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I have delight.
John 5:36But I have a testimony, which is greater than that of John; for the works which my Father hath given me to accomplish, these works which I do, testify of me that the Father hath sent me.
John 12:28Father, glorify thy name! And a voice was heard from heaven: I have glorified it; and I will glorify it again.
1 John 5:6This is he who came by the water and the blood. Jesus the Messiah; not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit testifieth; because the Spirit is truth.
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 →