The Torch-Bearer
John 5:31-40
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.…


John was not a permanent sun; he was the torch which cannot burn without consuming itself. Critics have interpreted the article as signifying the torch par excellence, as alluding to Sir. 48:1, "the word (of Elias) shone like a torch," and as comparing John to the well.known retch-bearer who walked before the bridegroom in a nuptial procession; but the article simply means the light, of which there never was more than one in the house,

(F. Godet, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

WEB: "If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid.




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