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|32  

|There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

|There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

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|Another is testifying about me, and I know that the testimony about me that He gives is true.

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|This actually says, "the testimony he testifies about me," which is an intentional redundancy for emphasis in the Greek, and does not need to be repeated in English.

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|33  

|33  

|Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

|Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

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|You sent representatives to John, and he testified to the truth.

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|34  

|34  

|But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

|But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

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|But I myself am not receiving testimony from any man; Instead, I say all these things so that you can be saved.

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|In the first clause, ego has been moved to the front, while the verb it modifies is at the end. In the second clause, houtos is at the front, followed immediately by the verb. This means that in the first clause, Jesus is placing extra emphasis on Himself ("I myself"), and in the second clause, extra emphasis on what He says ("all these things"). In the first clause "myself" and in the second clause "all" have been added to show the emphasis.

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|35  

|35  

|He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

|He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

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|This same John was a brightly burning lamp, and for a little while you danced joyfully in his light.

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|This verse starts with "ekeinos," which is a reference back to John in 33, so I have added "John" here for clarity.

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|36  

|36  

|But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

|But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

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|But I have a greater testimony than John, because the works that the Father has given to me to complete, the very works that I am doing here for you, prove that the Father has sent me.

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|At the beginning of the verse, the noun marturia is used of the overall message Jesus has for humanity, His "testimony" about God; in the second half of the verse, the verb form, martureo, is used in the sense of presenting evidence or proof, such as would be given in a court of law. Keep in mind that this entire speech is to the Jews who are plotting to murder Jesus.

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|37  

|And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

|And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

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|Not only that, but this same Father who sent me has also testified about me. Yet you have never, not even one time, heard His voice, you have not perceived His form,

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|I would prefer to use a more contemporary word for "perceived," as that word is a little archaic, but I can't think of one right now. Can anyone out there think of a better one? Keep in mind that the word used of "seeing" here, orao, almost always implies "understanding, deeper perception" of what is being seen, and that meaning fits very much with the statement Jesus is making here, so any new suggestion needs to keep that nuance.

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|38  

|And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

|And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

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|nor do you have His word living in you, because you do not believe in the one He sent.

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