John 5:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐὰν ἐγὼ μαρτυρῶ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ, ἡ μαρτυρία μου οὐκ ἔστιν ἀληθής.

Transliteration

If I martyrō peri emautou, the martyria of me not estin alēthēs.

Grammar Details

*Ean*: conditional conjunction - if
*egō*: personal pronoun, nominative, 1st singular - I
*martyrō*: present active subjunctive, 1st singular of *martyreō* - I may bear witness
*peri*: preposition with genitive - concerning/about
*emautou*: reflexive pronoun, genitive, 1st singular - myself
*martyria*: noun, nominative, feminine, singular - testimony/witness
*mou*: personal pronoun, genitive, 1st singular - of me
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular of *eimi* - is
*alēthēs*: adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - true

Word Meanings

*martyrō*: bear witness/testify
*martyria*: testimony/witness/evidence
*alēthēs*: true/valid/reliable

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
John 8:13-14 : 13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true. 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.
John 8:54 : 54 Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;
Rev 3:14 : 14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

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