John 8:18
I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
KJV
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
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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
14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐγώ | egō | I myself | G1473 → |
| εἰμι | eimi | am | G1510 → |
| ὁ | ho | the [One] | G3588 → |
| μαρτυρῶν | marturōn | bearing witness | G3140 → |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → |
| ἐμαυτοῦ, | emautou | Myself, | G1473 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| μαρτυρεῖ | marturei | bears witness | G3140 → |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → |
| ἐμοῦ | emou | Me | G1473 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| πέμψας | pempsas | having sent | G3992 → |
| με | me | Me | G3165 → |
| πατήρ. | patēr | Father. | G3962 → |
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