John 5:31-40 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.… The two epithets express the same idea; that of the ephemeral brilliance of a torch which wastes as it gives light. The imperfect "was" proves that the torch is now extinguished. John was imprisoned or dead. (F. Godet, D. D.)A lamp shines by burning, and burns in shining; the sun wastes not while raying forth its beams. (T. Whitelaw, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. |
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