John 8:16 - Forerunner Commentary

John 8:16

14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but ^ayou do not know where I come from and where I am going.

15 ^aYou judge according to the flesh; ^bI judge no one.

16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for ^aI am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me.

17 ^aIt is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and ^athe Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”

19 Then they said to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, ^a“You know neither Me nor My Father. ^bIf you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”

20 These words Jesus spoke in ^athe treasury, as He taught in the temple; and ^bno one laid hands on Him, for ^cHis hour had not yet come.

Verse Comparison: John 8:16

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American Standard Version
Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

Amplified® Bible
Yet even if I do judge, My judgment is true [My decision is right]; for I am not alone [in making it], but [there are two of Us] I and the Father, Who sent Me.

Contemporary English Version
If I did judge, I would judge fairly, because I would not be doing it alone. The Father who sent me is here with me.

Darby English Version
And if also I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who has sent me.

Good News Bible
But if I were to do so, my judgment would be true, because I am not alone in this; the Father who sent me is with me.

International Standard Version
Yet even if I should judge, my judgment would be valid, for it is not I alone who judges, but I and the one who sent me.

King James Version
And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

New American Standard Bible
"But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone {in it,} but I and the Father who sent Me.

New International Version
But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.

New King James Version
And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But even if I do judge, My judgment proves true; for I remain not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.

Young's Literal Translation
and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;

New English Translation
But if I judge, my evaluation is accurate,¹ because I am not alone when I judge,² but I and the Father who sent me do so together.³

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