John 5 · Verse 33

John 5:33

Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
John 5:33, King James Version

John 5:33 in other translations

BSBYou have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
WEBYou have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
ASVYe have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.
YLTye have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth.
DARBYYe have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
BBEYou sent to John and he gave true witness.
WebsterYe sent to John, and he testified to the truth.

What does John 5:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 5:33-35
33-35. Ye sent unto John--(See Joh 1:19, &c.). receive not testimony ... from man--that is, depend not on human testimony. but ... that ye might be saved--"I refer to him merely to aid your salvation."

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 33. Ye sent unto John. See Jn 1:19.

He bare witness, &c. This testimony of John ought to have satisfied them. John was an eminent man; many of the Pharisees believed on him; he was candid, unambitious, sincere, and his evidence was impartial. On this Jesus might have rested the proof that he was the Messiah, but he was willing, also, to adduce evidence of a higher order.

(f) "he bare witness" Jn 1:7,32

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 Ye sent unto John - I am not without human testimony of the most respectable kind: - Ye sent to John, and he bare witness. There are several circumstances in John's character which render his testimony unexceptionable. 1. He is consulted by the very enemies of Christ, as a very holy and extraordinary man. 2. He is perfectly free from all self-interest, having declined making the least advantage by his own reputation. 3. He is sincere, undaunted, and so averse from all kinds of flattery that he reproves Herod at the hazard of his liberty and life. 4. He was so far from being solicited by Christ to give his testimony that he had not even seen him when he gave it. See Joh 1:19-28.

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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…

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John 5:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselvesG4771
ἀπεστάλκατεapestalkatehave sentG649
πρὸςprosuntoG4314
Ἰωάννην,IōannēnJohnG2491
καὶkaiandG2532
μεμαρτύρηκενmemarturēkenhe has borne witnessG3140
τῇtēato theG3588
ἀληθείᾳ·alētheiatruth;G225

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Cross references for John 5:33

  • John 3:26-36

    And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. …

  • John 1:29-34

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. …

  • John 1:6-8

    There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

  • John 1:15-27

    John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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1:19-27
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1:6-8,15-18,29-34; 3:26-36

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Context

  • 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 5:34

    But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

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John 5:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vosotros enviasteis á Juan, y él dió testimonio á la verdad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Vous, vous avez envoyé auprès de Jean, et il a rendu témoignage à la vérité;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ihr habt zu Johannes gesandt, und er hat der Wahrheit Zeugnis gegeben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vos misistis ad Joannem, et testimonium perhibuit veritati.