Juan 5:33

33 Vosotros enviasteis mensajeros a Juan, y él dio testimonio a la verdad

Juan 5:33 Meaning and Commentary

John 5:33

Ye sent unto John
The sanhedrim at Jerusalem made a deputation of priests and Levites to him, to know who he was, whether the Messiah, or Elias, or that prophet, ( John 1:19 ) . Now had they not looked upon him, from what they knew of him, or from the character they had of him, as a faithful witness, they would never have shown him so much respect, and have been at so much pains, and charge, as to send such a body of men so far unto him, as from Jerusalem to beyond Jordan; which circumstance our Lord improves in favour of this evidence he produces:

and he bare witness unto the truth;
to Christ, who is the truth itself; and to the truth of his person, and office; to his dignity, and eternity, as being before him, though coming after him; and to his divine sonship, the thing now in debate, declaring, that he was the Son of God; and to his office, as Mediator, pointing to him as the Lamb of God, who, by his blood, and sacrifice, takes away the sins of men. The Ethiopic version reads by way of interrogation, "did not you send unto John?" &c.

Juan 5:33 In-Context

31 Si yo doy testimonio de mí mismo, mi testimonio no es verdadero

32 Otro es el que da testimonio de mí; y sé que el testimonio que da de mí, es verdadero

33 Vosotros enviasteis mensajeros a Juan, y él dio testimonio a la verdad

34 Pero yo no tomo el testimonio de hombre; sino digo estas cosas, para que vosotros seáis salvos

35 El era lámpara que ardía y alumbraba; mas vosotros quisisteis recrearos por una hora a su luz