John 5:30–39 · BSB
5:30
I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
5:31
If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.
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5:32
There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
5:33
You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
5:34
Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
5:35
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
5:36
But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
5:37
And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
5:38
nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
5:39
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
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