John 5:30-35

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

I Am Doing The Will of The One Who Sent Me

³⁰ “I can do nothing from Myself. Just as I am hearing^[a], I am judging. And My judgment is righteous, because I am not seeking My will, but the will of the One having sent Me.

Jesus Responds Regarding His Identity: Others Testify About Him

³¹ “If I am^[b] testifying about Myself, My testimony is not true. ³² There is Another— the One testifying about Me— and I know that the testimony which He is testifying about Me is true.

John The Baptist Testified

³³ “You have sent out messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth^[c]. ³⁴ But I do not receive^[d] testimony from a human. Nevertheless, I am saying these things in order that you may be saved. ³⁵ That one was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to be overjoyed in his light for an hour.