Giovanni 8:13

13 Allora i Farisei gli dissero: Tu testimoni di te stesso; la tua testimonianza non è verace.

Giovanni 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.

Giovanni 8:13 In-Context

11 Ed ella rispose: Nessuno, Signore. E Gesù le disse: Neppure io ti condanno; va’ e non peccar più.

12 Or Gesù parlò loro di nuovo, dicendo: Io son la luce del mondo; chi mi seguita non camminerà nelle tenebre, ma avrà la luce della vita.

13 Allora i Farisei gli dissero: Tu testimoni di te stesso; la tua testimonianza non è verace.

14 Gesù rispose e disse loro: Quand’anche io testimoni di me stesso, la mia testimonianza è verace, perché so donde son venuto e donde vado; ma voi non sapete donde io vengo né dove vado.

15 Voi giudicate secondo la carne; io non giudico alcuno.