John 8:16

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.

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Barnes' Notes

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And yet, if I judge - If I should express my judgment of men or things. He was not limited, nor forbidden to do it, nor restrained by any fear that his judgment would be erroneous.

My judgment is true - Is worthy to be regarded.

For I am not alone - I concur with the Father who hath sent me. His judgment you admit would be right, and my judgment would accord with his. He was commissioned by his Father, and his judgment would coincide with all that God had purposed or revealed. This was shown by the evidence that God gave that he had sent him into the world.

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