John 5:31
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
*If I beare witnesse of my selfe, my witnesse is not true.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 8.14.
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- Proverbs 27:2Rank 1 from verse 31
- John 8:13–14Rank 3 from verse 31
13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
13The Pharisees therefore said vnto him, Thou bearest record of thy selfe, thy record is not true.
14Iesus answered, and said vnto them, *Though I beare record of my selfe, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I goe: but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I goe.
- Revelation 3:14Rank 4 from verse 31
14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
14And vnto the Angel of the Church ‖of the Laodiceans, write, These things saith the Amen, the faithfull and true witnesse, the beginning of the creation of God:
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John 5:31
Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.
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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.
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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.
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30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
30I can of mine owne selfe doe nothing: as I heare, I iudge: and my iudgement is iust, because I seeke not mine owne will, but the will of the Father, which hath sent me.
31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
31*If I beare witnesse of my selfe, my witnesse is not true.
Selected passage32¶ There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
32¶ *There is another that beareth witnesse of me, & I know that the witnesse which he witnesseth of me, is true.