John 5:32
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
John 5:32 in other translations
| BSB | There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid. |
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| WEB | It is another who testifies about me. I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true. |
| ASV | It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. |
| YLT | another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true; |
| DARBY | It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true. |
| BBE | There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true. |
| Webster | There is another that testifieth concerning me, and I know that the testimony which he beareth concerning me is true. |
What does John 5:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 5:30-32
30-32. 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."
Barnes' Notes
(e) "another" Jn 8:18, Acts 10:43, 1Jn 5:7-9
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 5:30-38
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…
John 5:32 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 5:32
- John 1:33
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
- 1 John 5:6-9
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
- John 8:17-18
It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
- Matthew 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- John 12:50
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
- Matthew 3:17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- John 5:36-37
But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
- John 12:28-30
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
- Mark 1:11
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Luke 3:22
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
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Context
- John 5:31
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
- John 5:32
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
- John 5:33
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
John 5:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Otro es el que da testimonio de mí; y sé que el testimonio que da de mí, es verdadero. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est un autre qui rend témoignage de moi; et je sais que le témoignage qu’il rend de moi est vrai. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ein anderer ist es, der von mir zeugt, und ich weiß, daß das Zeugnis wahr ist, welches er von mir zeugt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Alius est qui testimonium perhibet de me: et scio quia verum est testimonium, quod perhibet de me. |