Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. New Living Translation In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true. English Standard Version You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Berean Standard Bible You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. Berean Literal Bible You have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth. King James Bible Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. New King James Version You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. New American Standard Bible You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth. NASB 1995 “You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. NASB 1977 “You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Legacy Standard Bible You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Amplified Bible You have sent [an inquiry] to John [the Baptist] and he has testified [as an eyewitness] to the truth. Christian Standard Bible You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth. American Standard Version Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English You sent to Yohannan and he testified concerning the truth. Contemporary English Version You sent messengers to John, and he told them the truth. Douay-Rheims Bible You sent to John, and he gave testimony to the truth. English Revised Version Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. GOD'S WORD® Translation You sent people to John [the Baptizer], and he testified to the truth. Good News Translation John is the one to whom you sent your messengers, and he spoke on behalf of the truth. International Standard Version You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth. Literal Standard Version you have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. Majority Standard Bible You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. New American Bible You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth. NET Bible You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. New Revised Standard Version You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth. New Heart English Bible You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. Webster's Bible Translation Ye sent to John, and he testified to the truth. Weymouth New Testament "You sent to John, and he both was and still is a witness to the truth. World English Bible You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. Young's Literal Translation ye have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Testimonies about Jesus…32There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid. 33You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. 34Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.… Cross References John 1:7 He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe. John 1:15 John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, "This is He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.'" John 3:26 So John's disciples came to him and said, "Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about--He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him." Treasury of Scripture You sent to John, and he bore witness to the truth. sent. John 1:19-27 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? … he. John 1:6-8,15-18,29-34 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John… 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… Jump to Previous Bare Borne John Testified Truth True. WitnessJump to Next Bare Borne John Testified Truth 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. (33) Ye sent . . .--Both verbs are perfects. Better, therefore, Ye have sent; He hath borne witness. The pronoun "ye" is emphatically opposed to the "I" of the following verse. They sought human witness. He had witness which was divine. The object of John's mission was to bear witness of the Light (John 1:7), and this he did to them (John 1:19 et seq.)Verses 33-35. - (b) The temporary witness of John. Verse 33. - Ye have sent to John, and he hath borne witness to the truth. The sending to John was probably a reference to the official transaction described in John 1:19. This is not the "other" whom he referred to, for in the next clause he made solemn disclaimer of resting his claim upon John or upon any individual man. The witness of the forerunner was a true one. The function of the prophet is to bear witness to the Light, to strip off the veils which hide it, to call attention to its most solemn realities, to quicken vision, to stimulate conscience, to disturb apathy, to discern the coming and prepare the way of the Lord (see John 1:4, 5, notes), He was not the Light; but he did call attention to a testimony immeasurably more precious than any word proceeding merely from human lips. The testimonies of John, both before and after he came into contact with Christ, were very wonderful and were adapted to exert and did produce a deep impression upon the people for a time; but by themselves they would not have given sufficient ratification to the Lord's words. We may welcome still all Johannine, ministerial testamonies to the Lord. but the power of God himself must assert itself to the inner consciousness bet, re any man receives the gospel. No mere human testimony to such claims as these rises to the dignity of the occasion. Unless the Father's witness can be discerned, supreme, convincing, and final, John's witness would be insufficient. It may arrest attention, it may impress the apathetic, it may overawe the gainsayers; but it is not final, nor does it leave the hearers without excuse. All the rhetoric, all the threatening, all the irony, of Elijah would have failed if the fire of the Lord had not fallen to consume the sacrifice. Greek YouὙμεῖς (Hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. have sent ἀπεστάλκατε (apestalkate) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. John Ἰωάννην (Iōannēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. he has testified μεμαρτύρηκεν (memartyrēken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd 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. to the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. truth. ἀληθείᾳ (alētheia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 225: From alethes; truth. Links John 5:33 NIVJohn 5:33 NLT John 5:33 ESV John 5:33 NASB John 5:33 KJV John 5:33 BibleApps.com John 5:33 Biblia Paralela John 5:33 Chinese Bible John 5:33 French Bible John 5:33 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 5:33 You have sent to John and he (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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