John 5:33
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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
- KJV
- Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
- WEB
- You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
- ASV
- Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.
- DARBY
- Ye have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
- BLB
- You⁺ have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
- ÅB
- Dere har sendt bud til Johannes, og han har vitnet for sannheten;
- OTB
- Dere har sendt budbringere til Johannes, og han har talt til dere om sannheten.
- B1930
- I har sendt bud til Johannes, og han har vidnet for sannheten;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 3:26–36
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
Read in contextJohn 1:29–34
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Read in contextJohn 1:6–8
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Read in contextJohn 1:15–27
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
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