John 5:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.”

John 5:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 5:31 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 5:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid.”

John 5:31 — World English Bible

John 5:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. ”

John 5:31 — American Standard Version

John 5:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;”

John 5:31 — Young's Literal Translation

John 5:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true. ”

John 5:31 — Darby Translation

John 5:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If I should beare witnesse of my selfe, my witnesse were not true.”

John 5:31 — Geneva Bible

John 5:31 in Context — John 5

29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

30 I 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.

31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

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

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

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What Does John 5:31 Mean?

John 5:31 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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