John 5:34
But the testimony on my behalf which I accept is not from man; though I say all this in order that you may be saved.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
In Context
33"You sent to John, and he both was and still is a witness to the truth.
35He was the lamp that burned and shone, and for a time you were willing to be gladdened by his light.
Cross References
Luke 19:10For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
Luke 24:47and that proclamation would be made, in His name, of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
John 8:54"Were I to glorify myself," answered Jesus, "I should have no real glory. There is One who glorifies me--namely my Father, who you say is your God.
Romans 3:3For what if some Jews have proved unfaithful? Shall their faithlessness render God's faithfulness worthless?
Romans 10:21While as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out My arms to a self-willed and fault-finding people."
1 Corinthians 9:22To the weak I have become weak, so as to gain the weak. To all men I have become all things, in the hope that in every one of these ways I may save some.
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 →