John 5:32

John 5:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
• New International Version (NIV)There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true.

Context of John 5:32

30I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. 31“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. 33You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.

John 5:32 word by word

ἄλλος ἐστὶν ὁ μαρτυρῶν περὶ ἐμοῦ, καὶ οἶδα ὅτι ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία ἣν μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• There isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• that beareth witnessμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• I knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the witnessμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227

Cross-references for John 5:32

• John 5:36But I have a greater witness than John’s; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.
• John 1:33I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
• John 8:17It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.
• John 12:28Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
• Matthew 3:17And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
• Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”
• Mark 1:11Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
• Luke 3:22And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
• 1 John 5:6This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
• John 12:50And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”

Commentaries on John 5:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32There is another - God the Father, who, by his Spirit in your prophets, described my person, office, and miracles. You read these scriptures, and you cannot help seeing that they testify of me: - no person ever did answer the description there given, but myself; and I answer to that description in the fullest sense of the word. See John 5:39. And I know - Instead of , I know, , ye know, is the reading of the Codex Bezae, Armenian, and two of the Itala. Ye…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32There is another - That is, God. See John 5:36.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-38Verses 30-38 Our Lord returns to his declaration of the entire agreement between the Father and the Son, and declared himself the Son of God. He had higher testimony than that of John; his works bore witness to all he had said. But the Divine word had no abiding-place in their hearts, as they refused to believe in Him whom the Father had sent, according to his ancient promises. The voice of God, accompanied by the power of the Holy Ghost, thus made…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32The first witness who spoke in support of Jesus was God himself. Jesus may have been thinking about the voice from heaven at his baptism, when God said that Jesus was his Son (Mark 1:11). He may also have meant the power of God that worked through him in his miracles. In both ways, God gave testimony about who Jesus is.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3230-32. of mine own self do nothing--that is, apart from the Father, or in any interest than My own. (See on Joh 5:19). as I hear--that is, "My judgments are all anticipated in the bosom of My Father, to which I have immediate access, and by Me only responded to and reflected. They cannot therefore err, as I live for one end only, to carry into effect the will of Him that sent Me."Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:32

• Jesus Continued
• John

In the dictionaries

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• Judgment
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• Witness
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Commentaries on John 5

• 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