John 5:31-40 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.… God alone can testify touching the nature of a Divine relation. Christ has the witness of — I. THE BAPTIST. His predicted forerunner. II. HIS MIRACLES. III. THE FATHER. 1. At His baptism (Matthew 3:17). 2. At His transfiguration (Luke 9:35). 3. In the temple (John 12:29). IV. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 1. Old Testament. 2. New. V. HIS DISCIPLES in whom He dwells. VI. HIS ENEMIES, the rancour and persistence of whose opposition is a testimony to His Person and worth. (J. W. Burn.) Parallel Verses KJV: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. |