John 8:13
So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true.
KJV
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
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Commentary
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The lamps behind His claim
Jesus says “I am the light of the world” in the Temple treasury (8:20), which stood in the Court of the Women: the very court where, at the feast of Tabernacles just concluded (John 7:2, 37), four great golden lampstands were lit each night, with wicks made from the priests' worn-out garments. The Mishnah says there was not a courtyard in Jerusalem that did not glow with that light (Sukkah 5:2–3). The claim lands where the lamps had just gone out: the light of the feast fades; the light of the world is standing in its court.
Sources: Mishnah Sukkah 5:2–3 (the golden lampstands) · The Light (this site's symbol study)
Original language & word study
15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Εἶπον | Eipon | Said | G2036 → |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | to Him | G846 → |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → |
| Φαρισαῖοι· | Pharisaioi | Pharisees; | G5330 → |
| σὺ | su | You yourself | G4771 → |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → |
| σεαυτοῦ | seautou | Yourself | G4771 → |
| μαρτυρεῖς· | martureis | are bearing witness; | G3140 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| μαρτυρία | marturia | testimony | G3141 → |
| σου | sou | of You | G4771 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἔστιν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| ἀληθής.¶ | alēthēs | true. | G227 → |
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