John 8:14

John 8:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus answered, "Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.

Context of John 8:14

12Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, ‘I am the light of the world. Those people who become my disciples will never walk in the dark. No, they will have the light that gives life.’ 13The Pharisees began to argue with him. They said, ‘You are saying things about yourself. But there is nobody else to agree that these things are true.’ Jesus answered, ‘What I say is true. Even if I do speak about myself, my words are true. I know where I have come from. I also know where I will go. As for you, you do not know where I came from. You do not know where I will go. 15You judge in the way that people think. I do not judge anyone. 16But if I did judge anyone, I would decide correctly what is right. That is because I am not alone. The Father has sent me, and he is with me.

John 8:14 word by word

Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· κἂν ἐγὼ μαρτυρῶ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ, ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία μου, ὅτι οἶδα πόθεν ἦλθον καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγω· ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐκ οἴδατε πόθεν ἔρχομαι ἢ ποῦ ὑπάγω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thoughκἄνkan · and/even ifG2579
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• bear recordμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• myselfἐμαυτοῦemautou emautō emauton · myselfG1683
• recordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• recordμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• I knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
• I cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• whitherποῦpou · where?G4226
• I goὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• butδέde · thenG1161
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• cannotοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 8:14

• Numbers 12:3Moses was a very humble man. He was the most humble person in the whole world.
• Nehemiah 5:14All the time that I ruled the land of Judah, I did not eat the government officer's special food. I was the ruler from the 20th year of King Artaxerxes until his 32nd year as king. For all those 12 years, I and my relatives refused to eat the special food.
• 2 Corinthians 11:31I am not telling lies. God, the Father of the Lord Jesus, knows that. He is the one that we should praise for ever.
• 2 Corinthians 12:11I am speaking like a proud fool, but you have made me do it. You yourselves should be saying good things about me. I may not be important. But I am as good as those very special apostles.
• John 8:42Jesus said to them, ‘If God was your Father, you would love me. I came from God and now I am here with you. I did not come on my own behalf, but God sent me.
• John 7:29But I know him because I have come from him. He is the one who sent me.’
• John 10:15I know them in the same way that my Father knows me. And they know me in the same way that I know the Father. I will die so that I can save my sheep.
• John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had given him power over everything. He knew that he had come from God. And he knew that he would soon return to God.
• John 14:10I am in the Father and the Father is in me. You should believe that. The words that I say to you do not come from me myself. But the Father lives in me, and he is doing his work.
• John 16:28Yes, I came from the Father, and I came into this world. Now I will leave this world and I will return to the Father.’
• John 17:8I gave to them the message that you gave to me. They accepted that message. They know certainly that I came from you. They believe that you sent me.
• John 7:27But we know where this man came from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know that. Nobody will know where he has come from.’
• John 9:29We know that God spoke to Moses. But who is this man? We do not even know where he comes from.’

Commentaries on John 8:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I know whence I came - I came from God, and am going to God, and can neither do nor say any thing but what leads to and glorifies him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Jesus answered … - To this objection Jesus replied by saying, first, that the case was such that his testimony alone ought to be received; and, secondly, that he had the evidence given him by his Father. Though, in common life, in courts, and in mere human transactions, it was true that a man ought not to give evidence in his own case, yet in this instance, such was the nature of the case that his word was worthy to be believed. My record - My 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. 14-15Jesus responded to the Pharisees' accusations. He said he could make these claims about himself because he knew both his origin and his destination were heaven. He then said the most important witness for his case was his Father who sent him (8:16).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

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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