John 8:18

18 I am one witness concerning myself, and the Father who sent me is the other."

John 8:18 Meaning and Commentary

John 8:18

I am one that bear witness of myself
As he does of his sonship, in ( 1 John 5:7 ) .

And the Father that sent me, beareth witness of me;
as he did, by the descent of the Spirit upon him at his baptism, and by a voice from heaven, both at that time, and at his transfiguration, and by the miracles which he wrought; and particularly he bore testimony of him, long before, in prophecy, that he was the light of the world he now said he was, ( Isaiah 42:6 ) ; so that here were two testifiers, his Father and himself; which show them to be two distinct divine persons, and equal to each other: and now if the testimony of two men is true, firm, and authentic, and to be depended upon and received, then much more the testimony of two divine persons; see ( 1 John 5:9 ) .

John 8:18 In-Context

16 Even if I do judge, my judgment is truthful, because I'm not alone. My judgments come from me and from the Father who sent me.

17 In your Law it is written that the witness of two people is true.

18 I am one witness concerning myself, and the Father who sent me is the other."

19 They asked him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You don't know me and you don't know my Father. If you knew me, you would also know my Father."

20 He spoke these words while he was teaching in the temple area known as the treasury. No one arrested him, because his time hadn't yet come.