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John 5:31 KJV
John · chapter 5 · verse 31
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.John 5:31 · King James Version
John 5:31 in context
29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
32There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
33Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- witnessmartyreōto be a witness, to bear witnessG3140 →
- witnessmartyriaa testifying, the office committed to the prophets of testifying concerning future…G3141 →
- myselfemautouI, me, myself etcG1683 →
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In these verses our Lord Jesus proves and confirms the commission he had produced, and makes it out that he was sent of God to be the Messiah. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-47