John 5:32
New International Version
There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true.

New Living Translation
But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true.

English Standard Version
There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.

Berean Standard Bible
There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.

Berean Literal Bible
It is another bearing witness concerning Me, and I know that the testimony which he bears witness concerning Me is true.

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

New King James Version
There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.

New American Standard Bible
There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.

NASB 1995
“There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.

NASB 1977
“There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the testimony which He bears of Me is true.

Legacy Standard Bible
There is another who bears witness about Me, and I know that the witness which He gives about Me is true.

Amplified Bible
There is another [My Father] who testifies about Me, and I know [without any doubt] that His testimony on My behalf is true and valid.

Christian Standard Bible
There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There is Another who testifies about Me, and I know that the testimony He gives about Me is valid.

American Standard Version
It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
There is another who testifies about me, and I know that his testimony, which he testifies of me, is true.

Contemporary English Version
But there is someone else who speaks for me, and I know what he says is true.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

English Revised Version
It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Someone else testifies on my behalf, and I know that what he says about me is true.

Good News Translation
But there is someone else who testifies on my behalf, and I know that what he says about me is true.

International Standard Version
There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true.

Literal Standard Version
there is another who is testifying concerning Me, and I have known that the testimony that He testifies concerning Me is true;

Majority Standard Bible
There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.

New American Bible
But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true.

NET Bible
There is another who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true.

New Revised Standard Version
There is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that his testimony to me is true.

New Heart English Bible
It is another who testifies about me. I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true.

Webster's Bible Translation
There is another that testifieth concerning me, and I know that the testimony which he beareth concerning me is true.

Weymouth New Testament
There is Another who gives testimony concerning me, and I know that the testimony is true which He offers concerning me.

World English Bible
It is another who testifies about me. I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true.

Young's Literal Translation
another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;

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Context
Testimonies about Jesus
31If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. 32There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid. 33You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.…

Cross References
John 5:34
Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

John 5:37
And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

1 John 5:9
Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.


Treasury of Scripture

There is another that bears witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true.

is another.

John 5:36,37
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…

John 1:33
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

John 8:17,18
It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true…

and I.

John 12:50
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

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John 5
1. Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.
10. The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.
17. He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,
31. of John,
36. of his works,
39. and of the Scriptures, who he is.














(32) There is another . . .--i.e., the Father. The reference to the Baptist is excluded by the words which follow. The difficulty which has been seen in this indirect reference to the Father is removed if we connect the words closely with those preceding them. The point is in the fact that another, different in personality from Himself, bore witness of Him. (Comp. John 8:50; Matthew 10:28, et al.)

I know . . .--This has seemed to have a natural meaning if it is the authority given to John's witness, but to be less fitting if applied to the Father's. In two of the oldest MSS., and some of the earliest versions, we read "ye know," and this has been adopted by some modern editors; but the origin of this reading is obvious, and there is no sufficient reason for departing from the common text. Its meaning is quite in harmony with the relation of the Son to the Father, which has been dwelt upon. The Father beareth witness, is bearing witness (comp. John 5:37), in the unity of work which Son and Father alike work (John 5:17; John 5:19-20; John 5:30), and the Son knows that His power to do this work can come from no other source. His own nature responds to the Father's voice; He knows it to be true. (Comp. John 3:33.) . . .

Verses 32, 37, 38. -

(a) The witness of the Father. Verse 32. - It is another that witnesseth concerning me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth concerning me is true. It is a mistake, with Ewald, De Wette, and many others, to suppose that this refers to the testimony of John the Baptist. By Augustine, Hengstenberg, Luthardt, Godet, Meyer, etc., it has been perceived that the "other" (ἄλλος) refers to the Father. Jesus expressly declines to receive John's testimony as his justification or sufficient vindication, and he contrasts it with the higher confirmation which in three distinct ways is already and continuously vouchsafed to him. The present tense, μαρτυρεῖ, is in striking contrast to the testimony of John already silenced by imprisonment or death. The methods of this testimony are subsequently analyzed and described. The Father's witness includes -

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Greek
There is
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

another
ἄλλος (allos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

testifies
μαρτυρῶν (martyrōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

Me,
ἐμοῦ (emou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I know
οἶδα (oida)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

[His]
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

testimony
μαρτυρία (martyria)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3141: Witness, evidence, testimony, reputation. From martus; evidence given.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

Me
ἐμοῦ (emou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

valid.
ἀληθής (alēthēs)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 227: Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE.


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