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John 5:34–37

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But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
¶ But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
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From verse 34

  1. 1 John 5:9Rank 1 from verse 34
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    9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

  2. 1 Timothy 4:16Rank 2 from verse 34
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    16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

  3. John 20:31Rank 3 from verse 34
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    31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

  4. Luke 19:41–42Rank 4 from verse 34
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    41¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

    42Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

  5. 1 Corinthians 9:22Rank 5 from verse 34
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    22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

  6. 1 Timothy 2:3–4Rank 6 from verse 34
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    3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

    4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

  7. John 5:41Rank 7 from verse 34
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    41I receive not honour from men.

  8. Romans 10:1Rank 8 from verse 34
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    1BRETHREN, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

  9. John 8:54Rank 9 from verse 34
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    54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

  10. Luke 24:47Rank 10 from verse 34
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    47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

  11. Luke 13:34Rank 11 from verse 34
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    34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

  12. Luke 19:10Rank 12 from verse 34
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    10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  13. Romans 10:21Rank 13 from verse 34
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    21But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

  14. Romans 12:21Rank 14 from verse 34
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    21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

  15. Romans 3:3Rank 15 from verse 34
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    3For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

From verse 35

  1. 2 Peter 1:19Rank 1 from verse 35
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    19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

  2. John 1:7–8Rank 2 from verse 35
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    7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

  3. Matthew 11:11Rank 3 from verse 35
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    11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  4. Luke 1:76–77Rank 4 from verse 35
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    76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

    77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

  5. Matthew 3:5–7Rank 5 from verse 35
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    5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan,

    6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

    7¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

  6. John 6:66Rank 6 from verse 35
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    66¶ From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

  7. Luke 1:15–17Rank 7 from verse 35
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    15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

    16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

    17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  8. Luke 7:28Rank 8 from verse 35
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    28For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

  9. Mark 6:20Rank 9 from verse 35
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    20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

  10. Matthew 11:7–9Rank 10 from verse 35
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    7¶ And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

    8But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

    9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

  11. Matthew 13:20–21Rank 11 from verse 35
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    20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

    21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

  12. Matthew 21:26Rank 12 from verse 35
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    26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

  13. Ezekiel 33:31Rank 13 from verse 35
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    31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

  14. Galatians 4:15–16Rank 14 from verse 35
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    15Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

    16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

From verse 36

  1. John 10:25Rank 1 from verse 36
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    25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.

  2. John 10:37–38Rank 2 from verse 36
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    37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

    38But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

  3. John 15:24Rank 3 from verse 36
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    24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

  4. John 2:23Rank 4 from verse 36
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    23¶ Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

  5. 1 John 5:9Rank 5 from verse 36
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    9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

  6. John 9:30–33Rank 6 from verse 36
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    30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

    31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

    32Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

    33If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

  7. John 3:2Rank 7 from verse 36
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    2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

  8. 1 John 5:11–12Rank 8 from verse 36
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    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

  9. Acts 2:22Rank 9 from verse 36
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    22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

  10. John 14:10–11Rank 10 from verse 36
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    10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

    11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

  11. John 3:17Rank 11 from verse 36
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    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

  12. Matthew 11:4Rank 12 from verse 36
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    4Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

  13. John 4:34Rank 13 from verse 36
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    34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  14. John 5:32Rank 14 from verse 36
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    32¶ There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

  15. John 11:37Rank 15 from verse 36
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    37And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

  16. John 17:4Rank 16 from verse 36
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    4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

From verse 37

  1. John 8:18Rank 1 from verse 37
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    18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

  2. John 1:18Rank 2 from verse 37
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  3. Matthew 3:17Rank 3 from verse 37
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    17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  4. 1 Timothy 1:17Rank 4 from verse 37
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    17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  5. 1 John 4:12Rank 5 from verse 37
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    12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

  6. 1 John 4:20Rank 6 from verse 37
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    20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

  7. 1 Timothy 6:16Rank 7 from verse 37
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    16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

  8. 1 John 1:1–2Rank 8 from verse 37
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    1THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

    2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

  9. Deuteronomy 4:12Rank 9 from verse 37
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    12And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

  10. Exodus 20:19Rank 10 from verse 37
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    19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

  11. John 14:9Rank 11 from verse 37
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    9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

  12. John 6:27Rank 12 from verse 37
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    27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  13. Matthew 17:5Rank 13 from verse 37
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    5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

  14. John 15:24Rank 14 from verse 37
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    24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

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John 5:34

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

testimony

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Sense 1: A witness, declaration, evidence, record, or solemn statement. Sense 2: The written law given as a covenant witness.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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John 5:35

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burning

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Sense 1: Present-participial or verbal-noun form of burn, meaning to consume, injure, heat, dry, or harden by fire or intense heat. Sense 2: To be on fire.

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shining

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of shine, meaning to emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor. To give light, real or figurative.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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willing

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Disposed, ready, or consenting by choice; desiring or intending to do the stated thing.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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season

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Sense 1: An appointed time or period. Sense 2: As a verb, to prepare, mature, or make suitable.

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rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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John 5:36

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

witness

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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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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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COMBINED MEANING

finish

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To complete, accomplish, perfect, or bring to the intended end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bear

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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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John 5:37

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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borne

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1. Carried, supported, conveyed, or sustained. 2. Endured or suffered. 3. Brought forth as offspring. 4. Bore or possessed a likeness. 5. Given testimony.

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COMBINED MEANING

witness

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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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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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COMBINED MEANING

time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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5:32¶ There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

5:33Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

5:34But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

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5:35He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

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5:36¶ But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

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5:37And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

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5:38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

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