Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. New Living Translation “If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid. English Standard Version If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. Berean Standard Bible If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. Berean Literal Bible If I bear witness concerning Myself, My testimony is not true. King James Bible If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. New King James Version “If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. New American Standard Bible “If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not true. NASB 1995 “If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not true. NASB 1977 “If I alone bear witness of Myself, My testimony is not true. Legacy Standard Bible “If I alone bear witness about Myself, My witness is not true. Amplified Bible “If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. Christian Standard Bible “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. Holman Christian Standard Bible “If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. American Standard Version If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. Contemporary English Version If I speak for myself, there is no way to prove I am telling the truth. Douay-Rheims Bible If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. English Revised Version If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. GOD'S WORD® Translation "If I testify on my own behalf, what I say isn't true. Good News Translation "If I testify on my own behalf, what I say is not to be accepted as real proof. International Standard Version "If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not trustworthy. Literal Standard Version If I testify concerning Myself, My testimony is not true; Majority Standard Bible If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. New American Bible “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony cannot be verified. NET Bible "If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. New Revised Standard Version “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. New Heart English Bible "If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid. Webster's Bible Translation If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true. Weymouth New Testament "If I give testimony concerning myself, my testimony cannot be accepted. World English Bible “If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid. Young's Literal Translation 'If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Testimonies about Jesus30I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 31If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. 32There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.… Cross References John 8:13 So the Pharisees said to Him, "You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid." John 8:14 Jesus replied, "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going. Treasury of Scripture If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. John 8:13,14,54 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true… Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Revelation 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; Jump to Previous Accepted Alone Bear Testify Testimony Valid True. WitnessJump to Next Accepted Alone Bear Testify Testimony Valid True. WitnessJohn 5 1. Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.10. The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it. 17. He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father, 31. of John, 36. of his works, 39. and of the Scriptures, who he is. (31) If I bear witness of myself.--This verse is the link between the thoughts of Christ's person (John 5:17-30) and the witness to Him (John 5:32-40). He can do nothing of Himself (John 5:30), and does not even bear witness of Himself. If He did, it would be on technical grounds not to be credited. He meets the objection then doubtless in their minds, and soon expressed in their words. (Comp. Notes on John 8:13-18.)Verse 31. - At this point the Lord proceeds to meet the clamour which most probably arose, the doubt and questioning which broke the silence with which his solemn defence had been received. We can hear between the lines the cries of an excited crowd, declaring that these words are simply his own. Such testimony as this to himself must be sustained and sanctioned. Why and how can this Teacher take such ground as to assert about himself what no prophet, no rabbi, no chief priest of the people, not even the greatest man of men, Moses himself, had ever dared to claim? Christ admits that such assumptions as these need justification and approval over and above his ipse dixit. The words that follow are startling: If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true. At first sight this is in direct contradiction to John 8:14, where, in reply to the Pharisees' "Thou bearest witness concerning thyself; thy witness is nor true," he replied, "Though I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; because I know whence I came, and whither I go." The absolute unison with the Father, which he was not only conscious of, but had also revealed to the Pharisees, lifted his own word to the grandeur of a word of God. The Divine beamed through the human, the infinite through the finite. Here he says, "If I bear - if I and I alone were bearing witness to myself," then - supposing a case, which, as a matter of fact, is impossible - "my witness is not true." If he were acting alone, which is an inconceivable supposition, seeing that in the depths of his consciousness he knew that he was one with the Father, then for his human nature to break away thus from the Father and disdain his testimony would nullify and falsify his witness. He is not bearing witness alone. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek IfἘὰν (Ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. testify μαρτυρῶ (martyrō) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify. about περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. Myself, ἐμαυτοῦ (emautou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person Singular Strong's 1683: Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton'. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. testimony μαρτυρία (martyria) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3141: Witness, evidence, testimony, reputation. From martus; evidence given. is ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. valid. ἀληθής (alēthēs) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 227: Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE. 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