John 8:13 KJV — MannaFest

John 8:13

The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.

KJV

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ASV

The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true.

WEB

So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”

YLT

The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, `Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'

DBT

The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou bearest witness concerning thyself; thy witness is not true.

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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).

Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

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5 verses on the floor

1 John 5:7
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
John 5:31–47
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
1 John 5:11
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Hebrews 12:3
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
John 12:17
The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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) to confront Christ, who had brass enough in their foreheads to keep them in countenance, though some of their party were put to such a shameful retreat; nay perhaps that made them the more industrious to pick quarrels with him, to retrieve, if possible, the reputation of their baffled party.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true--How does He meet this specious cavil? Not by disputing the wholesome human maxim that "self-praise is no praise," but by affirming that He was an exception to the rule, or rather, that it had no application to Him.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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