John 8:18

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I am the one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me also testifies about me.

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  • John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'
  • Heb 2:4 : 4 God also bore witness with signs and wonders and various miracles, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to His will.
  • 1 John 5:6-9 : 6 This is the One who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that testify on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one. 9 If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony is greater, because it is the testimony of God which He has given about His Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within them. Whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about His Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
  • Rev 1:17-18 : 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last, 18 'the living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.'
  • John 10:9 : 9 I am the door. If anyone enters through me, they will be saved; they will come in and go out, and find pasture.
  • John 10:11 : 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
  • John 10:14 : 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me.
  • John 10:30 : 30 I and the Father are one.
  • John 11:25 : 25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.'
  • John 5:31-40 : 31 If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. 32 There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is true. 33 You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth. 34 But I do not accept testimony from a man; rather, I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 John was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time, you were willing to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have testimony greater than John's: the works the Father has given Me to complete, the very works I am doing, testify about Me that the Father has sent Me. 37 The Father who sent me has Himself testified about me. You have never heard His voice or seen His form. 38 Nor do you have His word abiding in you, because you do not believe the one He sent. 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; yet it is they that testify about me. 40 But you are unwilling to come to me so that you may have life.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
  • John 8:25 : 25 So they asked him, "Who are you?" Jesus replied, "Just what I have been telling you from the beginning.
  • John 8:38 : 38 I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father."
  • John 8:51 : 51 Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.

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  • John 5:30-34
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    30I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.

    31If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

    32There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is true.

    33You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth.

    34But I do not accept testimony from a man; rather, I say these things so that you may be saved.

  • John 8:13-17
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    13The Pharisees said to him, "You are testifying about yourself; your testimony is not valid."

    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 do not know where I come from or where I am going.

    15You judge by human standards; I judge no one.

    16And even if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.

    17In your Law, it is written that the testimony of two people is true.

  • John 5:36-37
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    36But I have testimony greater than John's: the works the Father has given Me to complete, the very works I am doing, testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

    37The Father who sent me has Himself testified about me. You have never heard His voice or seen His form.

  • 28'You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’

  • John 8:54-55
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    54Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, whom you claim as your God.

    55Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I know him and I keep his word.

  • 19Then they asked him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."

  • John 8:28-29
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    28So Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but speak just as the Father taught me.

    29The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him."

  • 38I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father."

  • 26I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."

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    26When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me.

    27And you also must testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

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    10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, the Father who dwells in me does his work.

    11Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the works themselves.

  • 25Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify about me,

  • John 7:28-29
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    28Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple, cried out, 'You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him.

    29I know Him because I am from Him, and He sent Me.'

  • 30I and the Father are one.

  • 34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

  • 42Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I did not come on my own, but he sent me.

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    36what about the one whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?

    37If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me.

    38But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.

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    44Then Jesus cried out, "Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me only, but in the One who sent Me.

    45"And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

  • 49For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to speak.

  • 46Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?

  • 50Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.

  • 9If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony is greater, because it is the testimony of God which He has given about His Son.

  • 8Jesus answered, 'I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go.'

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    27for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

    28I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.

  • 18The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but the one who seeks the glory of the One who sent him is truthful, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

  • 71They said, 'Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.'

  • 39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; yet it is they that testify about me.

  • 34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

  • 8He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

  • 11Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.

  • 19So Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He only does what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does in the same way.'

  • 32He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.