John 8:12-20

12Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

13So the Pharisees objected, “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”

14Jesus answered, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.

15You people judge by outward appearances; I do not judge anyone.

16But if I judge, my evaluation is accurate, because I am not alone when I judge, but I and the Father who sent me do so together.

17It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

18I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”

19Then they began asking him, “Who is your father?” Jesus answered, “You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”

20(Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)