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John 5:31–32

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Witness of John the Baptist

31e“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not 5true. 32fThere is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.

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Footnotes

  1. 5valid as testimony

Cross references

  1. eJohn 8:14; Rev. 3:14
  2. f[Matt. 3:17; John 8:18; 1 John 5:6]

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true.

NLTNew Living Translation

“If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid. But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true.

KJV 1900King James Version

If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.