John 5:37

³⁵ John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

³⁶ But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

³⁸ nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

³⁹ You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
KJV: And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
WEB: The Father himself, who sent me, has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.
ASV: And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.
DARBY: And the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,
BLB: And the One having sent Me, the Father Himself, has testified concerning Me. You⁺ have neither heard His voice at any time, nor have you⁺ seen His form.

ÅB: Og Faren, som har sendt meg, han har vitnet om meg; hverken har dere nogensinne hørt hans røst eller sett hans skikkelse,
OTB: Og Faderen som sendte meg har selv vitnet om meg. Dere har verken hørt hans røst eller sett hans skikkelse,
B1930: Og Faderen, som har sendt mig, han har vidnet om mig; hverken har I nogensinne hørt hans røst eller sett hans skikkelse,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 8:18
I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
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Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
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John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
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1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
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1 Timothy 6:16
He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
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1 John 4:20
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
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1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
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1 John 1:1–2
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
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