John 5:36
But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
35He was the lamp that burneth and shineth: and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.
Cross References
John 2:23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.
John 3:17For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
John 5:32It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
John 10:25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, these bear witness of me.
John 11:37But some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?
John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
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 →