John 8:13

John 8:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
• New International Version (NIV)The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the Pharisees said to him, "You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.”

Context of John 8:13

11And she said, No one, sir. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. 12Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou bearest witness concerning thyself; thy witness is not true. 14Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is true, because I know whence I came and whither I go: but ye know not whence I come and whither I go. 15Ye judge according to the flesh, I judge no one.

John 8:13 word by word

Εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι· σὺ περὶ σεαυτοῦ μαρτυρεῖς· ἡ μαρτυρία σου οὐκ ἔστιν ἀληθής.¶Read the interlinear

• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• witnessμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227

Cross-references for John 8:13

• John 5:31If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.

Commentaries on John 8:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou bearest record - As if they had said, Dost thou imagine that we shall believe thee, in a matter so important, on thy bare assertion? Had these people attended to the teaching and miracles of Christ, they would have seen that his pretensions to the Messiahship were supported by the most irrefragable testimony.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thou bearest record of thyself - Thou art a witness for thyself, or in thy own case. See John 5:31. The law required two witnesses in a criminal case, and they alleged that as the only evidence which Jesus had was his own assertion, it could not be entitled to belief. Is not true - Is not worthy of belief, or is not substantiated by sufficient evidence.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 Christ is the Light of the world. God is light, and Christ is the image of the invisible God. One sun enlightens the whole world; so does one Christ, and there needs no more. What a dark dungeon would the world be without the sun! So would it be without Jesus, by whom light came into the world. Those who follow Christ shall not walk in darkness. They shall not be left without the truths which are necessary to keep them from destroying error…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The Pharisees argued that what Jesus was saying about himself was not valid because Jewish law requires more than one witness (Deuteronomy 19:15; compare John 5:31–32; see 8:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1913-19. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:13

• Jesus Continued

In the dictionaries

• Act
• Conscience
• Continue
• Flesh
• Hear
• Lift
• Treasury
• Jesus Christ
• Literature, Sub-Apostolic
• Record

Commentaries on John 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings