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IfἘὰνIἐγὼtestifyμαρτυρῶaboutπερὶmyself,ἐμαυτοῦmy testimonyἡ μαρτυρία μουis notοὐκ ἔστινtrue.ἀληθής
John 5:31
Study it in the app“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:31, word by word
- testifyμαρτυρῶmartyrō
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrō” appears- myselfἐμαυτοῦemautou
myself
Myself.
Where else “emautou” appears- my testimonyμαρτυρίαmartyria
testimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyria” appears- is notἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- trueἀληθήςalēthēs
true, truthful
True, truthful.
Where else “alēthēs” appears
Translation note
It can be understood in terms of the law, which requires two or three witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15; compare 8:13-18).
The context
30I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
31 · This verse (above)
32There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he testifies about me is true.
To study John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years, and what does he tell him to do? What problem do the Jews see? (vv. 5-16)
2. What it means
Jesus says the works he does bear witness about him (v. 36). What other witnesses does he mention in this chapter? (vv. 31-47)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the sick man, “Do you want to get well?” (v. 6). What change would you like to ask God for in your life today?