Witnesses to Jesus

John 5

30 d "I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and e my judgment is just, because f I seek not my own will g but the will of him who sent me. 31 h If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not deemed true. 32 There is i another who bears witness about me, and j I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33 k You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that l the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning and m shining lamp, and n you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36 But l the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For o the works that the Father has given me p to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, q bear witness about me that r the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me s has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, t his form you have never seen, 38 and u you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. 39 v You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and w it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet x you refuse to come to me that you may have life. 41 y I do not receive glory from people. 42 But z I know that you do not have a the love of God within you. 43 I have come b in my Father's name, and c you do not receive me. d If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and e do not seek the glory that comes from f the only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, g on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for h he wrote of me. 47 But i if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

  1. Cross References
    John 5:19
    So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.
    John 8:28
    So Jesus said to them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.
    John 14:10
    Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
  2. Cross References
    John 8:16
    Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.
  3. Cross References
    John 4:34
    Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
    John 6:38
    For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
    John 7:18
    The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.
    Romans 15:3
    For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 26:39
    And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.
  5. Cross References
    John 8:13 - 14
    So the Pharisees said to him, "You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.
    John 8:18
    I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.
    John 8:54
    Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, 'He is our God.
    John 18:21
    Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.
  6. Cross References
    John 5:37
    And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen.
  7. Cross References
    John 7:28 - 29
    So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, "You know me, and you know where I come from? But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know.
  8. Cross References
    John 1:7
    He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
    John 1:19
    And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?
  9. Cross References
    1 John 5:9
    If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son.
  10. Cross References
    2 Peter 1:19
    And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 13:20
    As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
    Matthew 21:26
    But if we say, 'From man,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.
  12. Cross References
    John 5:34
    Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.
  13. Cross References
    John 10:25
    Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do no...
    John 10:38
    But if I do them, even though you do not believ...
    John 14:11
    Believe me that I am in the Father and the Fath...
    John 15:24
    If I had not done among them the works that no ...
    John 2:23
    Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Fe...
    Matthew 11:4
    And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what...
  14. Cross References
    John 4:34
    Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
  15. Cross References
    John 3:2
    This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.
  16. Cross References
    John 3:17
    For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
  17. Cross References
    John 8:18
    I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.
    Matthew 3:17
    And behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
  18. Cross References
    John 1:18
    No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
  19. Cross References
    1 John 2:14
    I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
    1 John 4:13 - 14
    By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
    1 John 5:10
    Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.
  20. Cross References
    Acts 17:11
    Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
    2 Timothy 3:15
    And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  21. Cross References
    Luke 24:27
    And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
  22. Cross References
    John 5:43
    I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
    John 3:19
    And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
    John 7:17
    If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.
    Matthew 23:37
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
    Luke 13:34
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
  23. Cross References
    John 5:34
    Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.
    Matthew 6:1 - 2
    Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
    1 Thessalonians 2:6
    Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
  24. Cross References
    John 2:24 - 25
    But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people
  25. Cross References
    Luke 11:42
    But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
    Jude 1:21
    Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
  26. Cross References
    John 10:25
    Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me.
    John 12:13
    So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!
    John 17:12
    While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
  27. Cross References
    John 1:11
    He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
    John 3:11
    Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
    John 3:32
    He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
  28. Cross References
    Matthew 24:5
    For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray.
  29. Cross References
    Romans 2:29
    But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
  30. Cross References
    John 17:3
    And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
  31. Cross References
    John 9:28 - 29
    And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
    Romans 2:17
    But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God
  32. Cross References
    John 5:47
    But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?
    Numbers 21:9
    So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
    Deuteronomy 18:15
    The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers - it is to him you shall listen -
    Luke 24:27
    And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
    John 12:41
    Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him.
  33. Cross References
    Luke 16:31
    He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'
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