Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.” New Living Translation The Pharisees replied, “You are making those claims about yourself! Such testimony is not valid.” English Standard Version So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” Berean Standard Bible So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.” Berean Literal Bible Therefore the Pharisees said to Him, "You are bearing witness concerning Yourself; Your testimony is not true." King James Bible The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. New King James Version The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” New American Standard Bible So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true.” NASB 1995 So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true.” NASB 1977 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You are bearing witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” Legacy Standard Bible So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are bearing witness about Yourself; Your witness is not true.” Amplified Bible Then the Pharisees told Him, “You are testifying on Your own behalf; Your testimony is not valid.” Christian Standard Bible So the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.” Holman Christian Standard Bible So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself. Your testimony is not valid.” American Standard Version The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The Pharisees were saying to him: “You are testifying about yourself; your testimony is not true.” Contemporary English Version The Pharisees objected, "You are the only one speaking for yourself, and what you say isn't true!" Douay-Rheims Bible The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou givest testimony of thyself: thy testimony is not true. English Revised Version The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Pharisees said to him, "You testify on your own behalf, so your testimony isn't true." Good News Translation The Pharisees said to him, "Now you are testifying on your own behalf; what you say proves nothing." International Standard Version The Pharisees told him, "You're testifying about yourself. Your testimony isn't valid." Literal Standard Version The Pharisees, therefore, said to Him, “You testify of Yourself, Your testimony is not true”; Majority Standard Bible So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.” New American Bible So the Pharisees said to him, “You testify on your own behalf, so your testimony cannot be verified.” NET Bible So the Pharisees objected, "You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!" New Revised Standard Version Then the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying on your own behalf; your testimony is not valid.” New Heart English Bible The Pharisees therefore said to him, "You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid." Webster's Bible Translation The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou testifiest concerning thyself; thy testimony is not true. Weymouth New Testament "You are giving testimony about yourself," said the Pharisees; "your testimony is not true." World English Bible The Pharisees therefore said to him, “You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.” Young's Literal Translation The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, 'Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Woman Caught in Adultery12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.” 14Jesus 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.… Cross References Luke 22:64 They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, "Prophesy! Who hit You?" John 5:31 If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. Treasury of Scripture The Pharisees therefore said to him, You bore record of yourself; your record is not true. Thou. John 5:31-47 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true… Jump to Previous Appearing Bearest Bearing Challenged Pharisees Record Testify Testifying Testimony Thyself Valid True. WitnessJump to Next Appearing Bearest Bearing Challenged Pharisees Record Testify Testifying Testimony Thyself Valid True. WitnessJohn 8 1. Jesus delivers the woman taken in adultery.12. He declares himself the light of the world, and justifies his doctrine; 31. promises freedom to those who believe; 33. answers the Jews who boasted of Abraham; 48. answers their reviling, by showing his authority and dignity; 59. and slips away from those who would stone him. (13) Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.--Better, Thou bearest witness of Thyself; Thy witness is not true. (Comp. Note on John 5:31.) The Authorised version here, by a change of word, renders the connection less obvious than it really is. The Pharisees, standing probably in the front of the crowd listening to Him, bring a technical objection to His statement, and one which He had Himself admitted the force of. "According to your own words," they mean, "what you now say is not valid." They stand in the light of day, but demand a formal proof that the Sun has risen.Verses 13-19. - (2) The refusal of the Pharisees to accept this claim on his unsupported testimony, and Christ's reply. Verse 13. - The fact that the Pharisees respond shows that the circumstances of the previous day are changed. They have been the secret and organized opponents of Jesus throughout. The synoptic Gospels show with what perverse ingenuity and doggedness they followed him from place to place, venturing to assail him through his disciples, through his omissions of ritual, and by reason of his Divine freedom in interpreting the sacred Scripture; nor did they refrain from attributing his miracles to the power of the evil one (Matthew 9.). They were the nucleus of the bitter opposition to him current among the rulers in Jerusalem, and they reveal here a reminiscence of the discussion which had taken place in the temple or its neighbourhood after the healing of the impotent man (John 5:31, etc.). There the Lord had said that if he bore witness of himself, without any corroboration, his witness, thus isolated and deprived of evidence, would, on the ordinary grounds of a prima facie testimony, not be true; but be went on to say, further, that his testimony was variously corroborated by the manifest presence and cooperation of the Father. Forgetting thus his own vindication of himself - which many months of varied proof of his personality had confirmed for candid minds - they assail his comparison of himself to the Light of the world, with: Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness - according to the canon he had himself admitted and supplemented; but they forgetting the supplement, add - (thy witness) is not true. "If thou art simply making such exalted claims as this, in forgetfulness of the well known maxim about self-witness, we take the liberty to dispute and reject it." Greek Soοὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary. said Εἶπον (Eipon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to Him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “You Σὺ (Sy) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. are testifying μαρτυρεῖς (martyreis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd 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. Yourself; σεαυτοῦ (seautou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4572: Of yourself. Your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. 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. Links John 8:13 NIVJohn 8:13 NLT John 8:13 ESV John 8:13 NASB John 8:13 KJV John 8:13 BibleApps.com John 8:13 Biblia Paralela John 8:13 Chinese Bible John 8:13 French Bible John 8:13 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 8:13 The Pharisees therefore said to him You (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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