John 8:17

John 8:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
• New International Version (NIV)In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact.

Context of John 8:17

15You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16Yet 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. In 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." 19They said to him therefore, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."

John 8:17 word by word

καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ δὲ τῷ ὑμετέρῳ γέγραπται ὅτι δύο ἀνθρώπων ἡ μαρτυρία ἀληθής ἐστιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• It isγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• alsoδέde · thenG1161
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• yourὑμέτεροςhumeteros · yourG5212
• lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141
• of twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227

Cross-references for John 8:17

• John 10:34Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?
• John 15:25But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: 'They hated me without a cause.'
• Galatians 3:24So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
• Galatians 4:21Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?
• Deuteronomy 17:6On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness.
• Deuteronomy 19:15"A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established.
• 1 Kings 21:10And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death."
• Matthew 18:16But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.
• 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.
• Hebrews 10:28Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
• 1 John 5:9If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son.
• Revelation 11:3And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth."

Commentaries on John 8:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17In your law - Deuteronomy 17:6; Deuteronomy 19:15. Compare Matthew 18:16. This related to cases in which the life of an individual was involved. Jesus says that if, in such a case, the testimony of two men were sufficient to establish a fact, his own testimony and that of his Father ought to be esteemed ample evidence in the case of religious doctrine. Two men - If two men could confirm a case, the evidence of Jesus and of God ought not to be deemed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 If we knew Christ better, we should know the Father better. Those become vain in their imaginations concerning God, who will not learn of Christ. Those who know not his glory and grace, know not the Father that sent him. The time of our departure out of the world, depends upon God. Our enemies cannot hasten it any sooner, nor can our friends delay it any longer, than the time appointed of the Father. Every true believer can look up and say…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

Topics related to John 8:17

• Jesus, the Christ
• Witness

In the dictionaries

• Act
• Conscience
• Continue
• Flesh
• Hear
• Lift
• Treasury
• Jesus Christ
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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