João 8:13

13 Disseram-lhe, pois, os fariseus: Tu dás testemunho de ti mesmo; o teu testemunho não é verdadeiro.

João 8:13 Meaning and Commentary

John 8:13

The Pharisees therefore said unto him
On account of his declaring himself the light of the world: these were either the same who went out of the temple, filled with remorse of conscience, and were now returned, and bearing him a grudge, came to take some advantage against him, if they could; or they were others of the same complexion, sent by them, to make their observations on him:

thou bearest record of thyself.
The Ethiopic version renders it, "dost thou thyself?" which does not seem so decent and comely; see ( Proverbs 27:2 ) ; though it does not follow, that what a man says of himself is not truth, as these suggest:

thy record is not true;
for John testified of himself, that he was not the Christ, nor Elias, nor that prophet; but the voice of one crying in the wilderness; and this testimony he bore of himself, at the importunity of the Jews themselves, ( John 1:19-23 ) ; and his testimony was true; so was that which Christ bore of himself; but their sense rather seems to be, that it was not firm and authentic, and would not pass in any court of judicature, since no man can be a witness in his own cause.

João 8:13 In-Context

11 Respondeu ela: Ninguém, Senhor. E disse-lhe Jesus: Nem eu te condeno; vai-te, e não peques mais.]

12 Então Jesus tornou a falar-lhes, dizendo: Eu sou a luz do mundo; quem me segue de modo algum andará em trevas, mas terá a luz da vida.

13 Disseram-lhe, pois, os fariseus: Tu dás testemunho de ti mesmo; o teu testemunho não é verdadeiro.

14 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Ainda que eu dou testemunho de mim mesmo, o meu testemunho é verdadeiro; porque sei donde vim, e para onde vou; mas vós não sabeis donde venho, nem para onde vou.

15 Vós julgais segundo a carne; eu a ninguém julgo.