John 8:16

John 8:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
• New International Version (NIV)But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me.

Context of John 8:16

14Jesus 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. 15You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me. 17In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. 18I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me."

John 8:16 word by word

καὶ ἐὰν κρίνω δὲ ἐγώ, ἡ κρίσις ἡ ἐμὴ ἀληθινή ἐστιν, ὅτι μόνος οὐκ εἰμί, ἀλλ᾽ ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πέμψας με πατήρ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• yetδέde · thenG1161
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• judgeκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• myἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• notοὐou · noG3756
• aloneμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• that sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992

Cross-references for John 8:16

• John 5:22For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."
• Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
• Psalms 72:1Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
• Psalms 98:9before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
• Psalms 99:4The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
• Isaiah 11:2And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
• Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.
• Jeremiah 23:5"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Acts 17:31because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead."
• Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
• John 8:29And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."
• John 16:32Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

Commentaries on John 8:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And yet, if I judge - If I should express my judgment of men or things. He was not limited, nor forbidden to do it, nor restrained by any fear that his judgment would be erroneous. My judgment is true - Is worthy to be regarded. For I am not alone - I concur with the Father who hath sent me. His judgment you admit would be right, and my judgment would accord with his. He was commissioned by his Father, and his judgment would coincide with all that God had…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. 12-59The debate about whether Jesus is the Messiah continues from 7:52. Jesus remained at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. During the feast, the conflicts Jesus encountered in chapter 7 continued and intensified.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