John 5:35
He was a burning and shining lamp; and ye were willing for a time, to glory in his light.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
34And I have not received testimony from men: but these things I say, that ye may live.
Cross References
Matthew 3:5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan.
Matthew 11:11Verily I say to you, Among those born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer: yet the small one in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.
Matthew 21:26And if we should say, From men; we are afraid of the multitude, for they all hold John as a prophet.
Luke 1:15For he will be great before the Lord; and he will not drink wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.
Luke 7:28I say to you, that no prophet, among those born of women, was greater than John the Baptizer: and yet the little one 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 →