God’s Word Translation
John 8:15
15You judge the way humans do. I don’t judge anyone.
John 8:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
- New International Version (NIV)You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
Context of John 8:15
13The Pharisees said to him, “You testify on your own behalf, so your testimony isn’t true.” 14Jesus replied to them, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is true because I know where I came from and where I’m going. However, you don’t know where I came from or where I’m going. You judge the way humans do. I don’t judge anyone. 16Even if I do judge, my judgment is valid because I don’t make it on my own. I make my judgment with the Father who sent me. 17Your own teachings say that the testimony of two people is true.
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ὑμεῖς κατὰ τὴν σάρκα κρίνετε, ἐγὼ οὐ κρίνω οὐδένα.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for John 8:15
- John 7:24Stop judging by outward appearance! Instead, judge correctly.”
- 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him. God does not see as humans see. Humans look at outward appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart.”
- Psalms 58:1Do you rulers really give fair verdicts? Do you judge Adam’s descendants fairly?
- Psalms 94:20Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful things able to be your partners?
- Amos 5:7You, Israel, turn justice into poison and throw righteousness on the ground.
- Amos 6:12Do horses run on rocks? Does a farmer plow the sea with oxen? Yet, you have turned justice into something deadly and what is righteous into poison.
- Habakkuk 1:4That is why your teaching is numbed, and justice is never carried out. Wicked people surround righteous people so that when justice is carried out, it’s perverted.
- Romans 2:1No matter who you are, if you judge anyone, you have no excuse. When you judge another person, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same things.
- 1 Corinthians 2:15Spiritual people evaluate everything but are subject to no one’s evaluation.
- 1 Corinthians 4:3It means very little to me that you or any human court should cross-examine me. I don’t even ask myself questions.
- James 2:4Aren’t you discriminating against people and using a corrupt standard to make judgments?
- John 8:11The woman answered, “No one, sir.” Jesus said, “I don’t condemn you either. Go! From now on don’t sin.”
- John 3:17God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save the world.
- John 12:47If anyone hears my words and doesn’t follow them, I don’t condemn them. I didn’t come to condemn the world but to save the world.
- John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom doesn’t belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. My kingdom doesn’t have its origin on earth.”
- Luke 12:14Jesus said to him, “Who appointed me to be your judge or to divide ⌞your inheritance⌟?”
Commentaries on John 8:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Ye judge after the flesh - Because I appear in the form of man, judging from this appearance, ye think I am but a mere man - pay attention to my teaching and miracles, and ye shall then see that nothing less than infinite wisdom and unlimited power could teach and do what I have taught and performed. Our Lord speaks here exactly in the character of an ambassador. Such a person does not bring a second with him to vouch his truth; his credentials from his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15After the flesh - According to appearance; according to your carnal and corrupt mode; not according to the spiritual nature of the doctrines. By your preconceived opinions and prejudices you are determined not to believe that I am the Messiah. I judge no man - Jesus came not to condemn the world, John 3:17. They were in the habit of judging rashly and harshly of all; but this was not the purpose or disposition of the Saviour. This expression is to be…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
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