John 8:18
16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
- KJV
- I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
- WEB
- I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”
- ASV
- I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
- DARBY
- I am [one] who bear witness concerning myself, and the Father who has sent me bears witness concerning me.
- BLB
- I am the One testifying about Myself, and the Father having sent Me testifies about Me.”
- ÅB
- Jeg er den som vitner om meg, og Faren, som har utsendt meg, vitner om meg.
- OTB
- Jeg er en som vitner om Meg selv; Mitt andre vitne er Faderen som sendte Meg.”
- B1930
- Jeg er den som vidner om mig, og Faderen, som har utsendt mig, vidner om mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 8:58
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Read in contextRevelation 1:17–18
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Read in contextJohn 8:38
I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
Read in contextJohn 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Read in contextJohn 8:51
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
Read in contextJohn 10:14
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
Read in context1 John 5:6–12
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
Read in contextJohn 8:25
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
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