If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
`If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;
If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.
John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
leads to
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
Through
Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
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The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…
For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut,…
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
Voices4
The most wise Solomon, gathering together the things in which a man may very reasonably glory, and show his manner of life to be enviable, and placing them before those who are apt to learn, says, The righteous man is his own accuser in the opening of the trial, and again, Let thy neighbour praise thee and not thine own mouth, a stranger and not thine own lips.
Cyril of Alexandria· Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2, 444patristic
If I bear witness of myself,.... Which was not allowed any man to do; nor indeed is it proper that a man should be a witness in his own cause: and, according to the Jewish canons, a man might not be a witness for his wife, because she was reckoned as himself.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
If I bear witness of myself - If I have no other evidence than my own testimony about myself. My witness - My testimony; my evidence. The proof would not be decisive. Is not true - The word true, here, means worthy of belief, or established by suitable evidence. See Mat 22:16; We Know that thou art true - that is, worthy of confidence, or that thou hast been truly sent from God, Luk 20:21; Joh 8:13, Joh 8:17. The law did not admit a man to testify in his own case, but required two witnesses, Deu 17:
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
If I testify of myself - That is, if I alone, (which indeed is impossible,) my testimony is not valid.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical
The verses this one reaches8
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
