John 8:18

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I am the one who testifies

King James Version (1611)
I am one that beare witnesse of my selfe, and the Father that sent mee, beareth witnesse of me.

King James Version
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

English Standard Version
I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me."

New American Standard Bible
"I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me."

New Century Version
I am one of the witnesses who speaks about myself, and the Father who sent me is the other witness."

Amplified Bible
"I am One [of the Two] who testifies about Myself, and My Father who sent Me testifies about Me."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me."

Legacy Standard Bible
I am He who bears witness about Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness about Me."

Berean Standard Bible
I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me."

Contemporary English Version
I am one of my witnesses, and the Father who sent me is the other one.

Complete Jewish Bible
I myself testify on my own behalf, and so does the Father who sent me."

Darby Translation
I am [one] who bear witness concerning myself, and the Father who has sent me bears witness concerning me.

Easy-to-Read Version
I am one of the witnesses who speaks about myself. And the Father who sent me is my other witness."

Geneva Bible (1587)
I am one that beare witnes of my selfe, and the Father that sent me, beareth witnes of me.

George Lamsa Translation
I testify concerning myself, and my Father who sent me testifies concerning me.

Good News Translation
I testify on my own behalf, and the Father who sent me also testifies on my behalf."

Lexham English Bible
I am the one who testifies concerning myself, and the Father who sent me testifies concerning me."

Literal Translation
I am the One witnessing concerning Myself, and He who sent Me, the Father, witnesses concerning Me.

American Standard Version
I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

Bible in Basic English
I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.

Hebrew Names Version
I am he who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me."

International Standard Version
I am testifying about myself, and the Father who sent me is testifying about me."John 5:37;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
I am (one) who testify of myself, and my Father who sent me testifieth (also) of me.

Murdock Translation
I am one: who bear witness of myself, and my Father who sent me, beareth witness of me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I am one that beareth witnesse of my selfe, & the father that sent me beareth witnesse of me.

English Revised Version
I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

World English Bible
I am he who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
I am one that testify of myself, and the Father that sent me, testifieth of me.

Weymouth's New Testament
I am one giving testimony about myself, and the Father who sent me gives testimony about me."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y am, that bere witnessyng of my silf, and the fadir that sente me, berith witnessyng of me.

Update Bible Version
I am he that bears witness of myself, and the Father that sent me bears witness of me.

Webster's Bible Translation
I am one that testifieth concerning myself; and the Father that sent me, testifieth concerning me.

New English Translation
I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me."

New King James Version
I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me."

New Living Translation
I am one witness, and my Father who sent me is the other."

New Life Bible
I speak for Myself and the Father Who sent Me speaks for Me."

New Revised Standard
I testify on my own behalf, and the Father who sent me testifies on my behalf."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I, am the one bearing witness of myself, and the Father who sent me is bearing witness concerning me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I am one that give testimony of myself: and the Father that sent me giveth testimony of me.

Revised Standard Version
I bear witness to myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I am one yt beare witnes of my selfe and the father that sent me beareth witnes of me.

Young's Literal Translation
I am [one] who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I am one that beare wytnesse of my self: And the father that sent me, beareth wytnes of me also.

Mace New Testament (1729)
I indeed do bear testimony of my self, but the father, who has sent me, beareth witness of me likewise.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Well, the first witness is me, and the second is my Father who sent me."

Contextual Overview

¹² Jesus once again addressed them: "I am the world's Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in." ¹³ The Pharisees objected, "All we have is your word on this. We need more than this to go on." ¹⁴Jesus replied, "You're right that you only have my word. But you can depend on it being true. I know where I've come from and where I go next. You don't know where I'm from or where I'm headed. You decide according to what you can see and touch. I don't make judgments like that. But even if I did, my judgment would be true because I wouldn't make it out of the narrowness of my experience but in the largeness of the One who sent me, the Father. That fulfills the conditions set down in God's Law: that you can count on the testimony of two witnesses. And that is what you have: You have my word and you have the word of the Father who sent me." ¹⁹ They said, "Where is this so-called Father of yours?" Jesus said, "You're looking right at me and you don't see me. How do you expect to see the Father? If you knew me, you would at the same time know the Father." ²⁰ He gave this speech in the Treasury while teaching in the Temple. No one arrested him because his time wasn't yet up.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

one: John 8:12, John 8:25, John 8:38, John 8:51, John 8:58, John 10:9, John 10:11, John 10:14, John 10:30, John 11:25, John 14:6, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 1:18

and: John 5:31-40, Hebrews 2:4, 1 John 5:6-12

Reciprocal: Numbers 35:30 - General Deuteronomy 17:6 - General John 5:32 - is another John 5:37 - borne John 6:27 - for him 2 Corinthians 13:1 - In 1 John 5:7 - The Father

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I am one that bear witness of myself,.... As he does of his sonship, in 1 John 5:7.

And the Father that sent me, beareth witness of me; as he did, by the descent of the Spirit upon him at his baptism, and by a voice from heaven, both at that time, and at his transfiguration, and by the miracles which he wrought; and particularly he bore testimony of him, long before, in prophecy, that he was the light of the world he now said he was, Isaiah 42:6; so that here were two testifiers, his Father and himself; which show them to be two distinct divine persons, and equal to each other: and now if the testimony of two men is true, firm, and authentic, and to be depended upon and received, then much more the testimony of two divine persons; see 1 John 5:9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am one that bear witness of myself - In human courts a man is not allowed to bear witness of himself, because he has a personal interest in the case, and the court could have no proof of the impartiality of the evidence; but in the case of Jesus it was otherwise. When one has no party ends to serve; when he is willing to deny himself; when he makes great sacrifices; and when, by his life, he gives every evidence of sincerity, his own testimony may be admitted in evidence of his motives and designs. This was the case with Jesus and his apostles. And though in a legal or criminal case such testimony would not be admitted, yet, in an argument on moral subjects, about the will and purpose of him who sent him, it would not be right to reject the testimony of one who gave so many proofs that he came from God.

The Father ...beareth witness of me - By the voice from heaven at his baptism Matthew 3:17, and by the miracles which Jesus performed, as well as by the prophecies of the Old Testament. We may here remark:

1.That there is a distinction between the Father and the Son. They are both represented as bearing testimony; yet,

1. They are not divided. They are not different beings. They bear testimony to the same thing, and are one in counsel, in plan, in essence, and in glory.