John 8:16

16 But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.

John 8:16 in Other Translations

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

16 Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.

16 And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me.

16 But even if I did, my judgment would be true because I wouldn't make it out of the narrowness of my experience but in the largeness of the One who sent me, the Father.

16 And if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me [judge together].

John 8:16 Meaning and Commentary

John 8:16

And yet if I judge, my judgment is true
Because he saw not as man did, nor looked unto, and judged according to the outward appearance of things; but looked into the heart, and knew what was in it, being the searcher and trier of it; to whom all things are naked and open, and therefore cannot be deceived or imposed upon; his judgment must be sure and infallible:

for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me;
he was not separate from the Father, or at a distance from him, when he was here on earth; he was in his bosom, and in heaven, as the Son of God, when as the son of man, he was below; nor was he alone in his testimony and judgment, the Father joined with him therein: and which is a further proof of the truth of his testimony, and the certainty of his judgment.

John 8:16 In-Context

14 Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.

15 You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.

16 But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.

17 In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.

18 I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.”

Cross References

• 1. John 5:30