Bible Question:
John 5:31 If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. John 8:14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of Myself, My record is true... I still don't understand why this 2 verses is contradicting each other ? Please help. |
Bible Answer: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. John 5:31 'witness 'Compare John 8:14. In John 5:31 our Lord, defending His Messianic claims before Jews who denied those claims, accepts the biblical rule of evidence, which required "two witnesses" (John 8:17; Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 17:6). A paraphrase of John 5:31 would be: "If I bear witness of myself [ye will say] my witness is not true." Cf. (compare) John 8:14' (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/) |