John 5:31–47

WITNESSES TO JESUS

³¹“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. ³²There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true.^{v 33}You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth.^{w 34}I don’t receive human testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵John^Ax was a burning and shining lamp,^y and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.^z

³⁶“But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given me to accomplish.^aa These very works I am doing testify about me that the Father has sent^ab me. ³⁷The Father who sent me has himself testified^ac about me. You have not heard his voice at any time, and you haven’t seen his form.^{ad 38}You don’t have his word residing in you, because you don’t believe the one he sent. ³⁹You pore over the Scriptures^ae because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.^{af 40}But you are not willing^ag to come to me^ah so that you may have life.

⁴¹“I do not accept glory^ai from people, ⁴²but I know you—that you have no love for God^aj within you. ⁴³I have come in my Father’s name,^ak and yet you don’t accept me.^al If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. ⁴⁴How can you believe, since you accept glory from one another but don’t seek the glory that comes from the only^am God?^{an 45}Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. Your accuser is Moses,^ao on whom you have set your hope. ⁴⁶For if you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me. ⁴⁷But if you don’t believe what he wrote,^ap how will you believe my words?”^aq