John 5:31

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
  • John 8:13-14 : 13 The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, `Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;' 14 Jesus answered and said to them, `And if I testify of myself -- my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye -- ye have not known 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 who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;
  • Rev 3:14 : 14 `And to the messenger of the assembly of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the witness -- the faithful and true -- the chief of the creation of God;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 5:32-34
    3 verses
    87%

    32 another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;

    33 ye have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth.

    34 `But I do not receive testimony from man, but these things I say that ye may be saved;

  • John 8:13-18
    6 verses
    84%

    13 The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, `Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'

    14 Jesus answered and said to them, `And if I testify of myself -- my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye -- ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.

    15 `Ye according to the flesh do judge; I do not judge any one,

    16 and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;

    17 and also in your law it hath been written, that the testimony of two men are true;

    18 I am `one' who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'

  • 30 `I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

  • John 5:36-39
    4 verses
    79%

    36 `But I have the testimony greater than John's, for the works that the Father gave me, that I might finish them, the works themselves that I do, they testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.

    37 `And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;

    38 and His word ye have not remaining in you, because whom He sent, him ye do not believe.

    39 `Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;

  • 28 ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him;

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    37 if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;

    38 and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me `is' the Father, and I in Him.'

  • John 8:54-55
    2 verses
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    54 Jesus answered, `If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;

    55 and ye have not known Him, and I have known Him, and if I say that I have not known Him, I shall be like you -- speaking falsely; but I have known Him, and His word I keep;

  • 50 and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

  • 18 `He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

  • 25 Jesus answered them, `I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;

  • 46 Who of you doth convict me of sin? and if I speak truth, wherefore do ye not believe me?

  • 41 glory from man I do not receive,

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    9 If the testimony of men we receive, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that He hath testified concerning His Son.

    10 He who is believing in the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself; he who is not believing God, a liar hath made Him, because he hath not believed in the testimony that God hath testified concerning His Son;

  • 26 many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I -- what things I heard from Him -- these I say to the world.'

  • John 3:32-33
    2 verses
    72%

    32 `And what he hath seen and heard this he doth testify, and his testimony none receiveth;

    33 he who is receiving his testimony did seal that God is true;

  • 1 Cor 4:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 and to me it is for a very little thing that by you I may be judged, or by man's day, but not even myself do I judge,

    4 for of nothing to myself have I been conscious, but not in this have I been declared right -- and he who is discerning me is the Lord:

  • 11 `Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;

  • 19 Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

  • 47 but if his writings ye believe not, how shall ye believe my sayings?'

  • 49 because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may speak,

  • John 5:43-44
    2 verses
    70%

    43 `I have come in the name of my Father, and ye do not receive me; if another may come in his own name, him ye will receive;

    44 how are ye able -- ye -- to believe, glory from one another receiving, and the glory that `is' from God alone ye seek not?

  • 26 `And when the Comforter may come, whom I will send to you from the Father -- the Spirit of truth, who from the Father doth come forth, he will testify of me;

  • 11 believe me, that I `am' in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.

  • 28 Jesus, therefore, said to them, `When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am `he'; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;

  • 16 Jesus answered them and said, `My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me;

  • John 7:28-29
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    70%

    28 Jesus cried, therefore, in the temple, teaching and saying, `Ye have both known me, and ye have known whence I am; and I have not come of myself, but He who sent me is true, whom ye have not known;

    29 and I have known Him, because I am from Him, and He did send me.'

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

  • 5 A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

  • 71 and they said, `What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear `it' from his mouth.'

  • 56 for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike.

  • 16 `When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostacy,

  • 25 and because he had no need that any should testify concerning man, for he himself was knowing what was in man.

  • 20 If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.