John 8:26-28

I Am the Light of the World

²⁶ I have much to say about you and much to judge, but _q he who sent me is true, and I declare _r to the world _s what I have heard from him." ²⁷ They did not understand that _t he had been speaking to them about the Father. ²⁸ So Jesus said to them, "When you have _u lifted up the Son of Man, _v then you will know that _w I am he, and that _x I do nothing on my own authority, but _y speak just as the Father taught me.

1. Cross References
   John 3:33
   Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.
   John 7:28
   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.
   Romans 3:4
   By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged.
   
2. Cross References
   John 18:20
   Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret.
   
3. Cross References
   John 8:40
   But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
   John 15:15
   No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
   John 3:32
   He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
   Revelation 1:1
   The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.
   
4. Cross References
   John 8:18
   I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.
   John 8:26
   I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.
   
5. Cross References
   John 3:14
   And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up.
   John 12:32
   And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.
   John 12:34
   So the crowd answered him, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?
   
6. Cross References
   John 16:8 - 11
   And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:
   
7. Cross References
   John 8:24
   I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.
   
8. Cross References
   John 5:30
   I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
   
9. Cross References
   John 7:16
   So Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.