John 5:31-40 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.… The declaration of this relation of the Father and the Son is peculiar to St. John. The Father hath given — I. ALL THINGS INTO HIS HAND (John 3:35; John 13:3). II. ALL JUDGMENT (vers. 22, 27). III. TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF (ver. 26). IV. A COMPANY OF FAITHFUL SERVANTS (John 6:39; cf. 6:65, 7:2, 6, 9, 12, 24). V. COMMANDMENT WHAT TO SAY (John 12:49) AND TO DO (John 14:31; John 17:4, cf. John 17:7, etc.). VI. AUTHORITY OVER ALL FLESH (John 17:2). VII. HIS NAME (John 17:11, etc.). VIII. HIS GLORY (John 17:24, cf. ver. John 17:22). (Canon Westcott.) Parallel Verses KJV: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. |
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