John 5:35 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

John 5:35 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 5:35 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 5:35 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.”

John 5:35 — World English Bible

John 5:35 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.”

John 5:35 — American Standard Version

John 5:35 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“he was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.”

John 5:35 — Young's Literal Translation

John 5:35 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. ”

John 5:35 — Darby Translation

John 5:35 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He was a burning, and a shining candle: and ye would for a season haue reioyced in his light.”

John 5:35 — Geneva Bible

John 5:35 in Context — John 5

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

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

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

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.

37 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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What Does John 5:35 Mean?

John 5:35 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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