1 John 5:10

5:10 (The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.) ¹ 

John 3:32-33

3:32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 3:33 The one who has accepted his testimony has confirmed clearly that God is truthful. ² 

John 5:31-36

More Testimony About Jesus

5:31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. 5:32 There is another ³  who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true. 5:33 You have sent to John, ⁴  and he has testified to the truth. 5:34 (I do not accept ⁵  human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.) 5:35 He was a lamp that was burning and shining, ⁶  and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time ⁷  in his light.

5:36 “But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds ⁸  that the Father has assigned me to complete – the deeds ⁹  I am now doing – testify about me that the Father has sent me.

John 5:39

5:39 You study the scriptures thoroughly ¹⁰  because you think in them you possess eternal life, ¹¹  and it is these same scriptures ¹²  that testify about me,

John 8:17-19

8:17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. ¹³  8:18 I testify about myself ¹⁴  and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”

8:19 Then they began asking ¹⁵  him, “Who is your father?” Jesus answered, “You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.” ¹⁶ 

John 10:38

10:38 But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, ¹⁷  so that you may come to know ¹⁸  and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.”

Acts 5:32

5:32 And we are witnesses of these events, ¹⁹  and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey ²⁰  him.”

Acts 17:31

17:31 because he has set ²¹  a day on which he is going to judge the world ²²  in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, ²³  having provided proof to everyone by raising ²⁴  him from the dead.”

Hebrews 2:4

2:4 while God confirmed their witness ²⁵  with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed ²⁶  according to his will.

Hebrews 6:18

6:18 so that we who have found refuge in him ²⁷  may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

[5:10]  ¹ sn This verse is a parenthesis in John’s argument.

[3:33]  ² tn Or “is true.”

[5:32]  ³ sn To whom does another refer? To John the Baptist or to the Father? In the nearer context, v. 33, it would seem to be John the Baptist. But v. 34 seems to indicate that Jesus does not receive testimony from men. Probably it is better to view v. 32 as identical to v. 37, with the comments about the Baptist as a parenthetical digression.

[5:33]  ⁴ sn John refers to John the Baptist.

[5:34]  ⁵ tn Or “I do not receive.”

[5:35]  ⁶ sn He was a lamp that was burning and shining. Sir 48:1 states that the word of Elijah was “a flame like a torch.” Because of the connection of John the Baptist with Elijah (see John 1:21 and the note on John’s reply, “I am not”), it was natural for Jesus to apply this description to John.

[5:35]  ⁷ tn Grk “for an hour.”

[5:36]  ⁸ tn Or “works.”

[5:36]  ⁹ tn Grk “complete, which I am now doing”; the referent of the relative pronoun has been specified by repeating “deeds” from the previous clause.

[5:39]  ¹⁰ tn Or “Study the scriptures thoroughly” (an imperative). For the meaning of the verb see G. Delling, TDNT 2:655-57.

[5:39]  ¹¹ sn In them you possess eternal life. Note the following examples from the rabbinic tractate Pirqe Avot (“The Sayings of the Fathers”): Pirqe Avot 2:8, “He who has acquired the words of the law has acquired for himself the life of the world to come”; Pirqe Avot 6:7, “Great is the law for it gives to those who practice it life in this world and in the world to come.”

[5:39]  ¹² tn The words “same scriptures” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to clarify the referent (“these”).

[8:17]  ¹³ sn An allusion to Deut 17:6.

[8:18]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “I am the one who testifies about myself.”

[8:19]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Then they were saying to him.” The imperfect verb has been translated with ingressive force here because of the introduction of a new line of questioning by the Pharisees. Jesus had just claimed his Father as a second witness; now his opponents want to know who his father is.

[8:19]  ¹⁶ sn If you knew me you would know my Father too. Jesus’ reply is based on his identity with the Father (see also John 1:18; 14:9).

[10:38]  ¹⁷ tn Or “works.”

[10:38]  ¹⁸ tn Or “so that you may learn.”

[5:32]  ¹⁹ tn Or “things.” They are preaching these things even to the hostile leadership.

[5:32]  ²⁰ sn Those who obey. The implication, of course, is that the leadership is disobeying God.

[17:31]  ²¹ tn Or “fixed.”

[17:31]  ²² sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.

[17:31]  ²³ tn Or “appointed.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “of persons appoint, designate, declare: God judges the world ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν through a man whom he has appointed Ac 17:31.”

[17:31]  ²⁴ tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anasthsa") indicates means here.

[2:4]  ²⁵ tn Grk “God bearing witness together” (the phrase “with them” is implied).

[2:4]  ²⁶ tn Grk “and distributions of the Holy Spirit.”

[6:18]  ²⁷ tn Grk “have taken refuge”; the basis of that refuge is implied in the preceding verse.