KJV: There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
YLT: another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;
Darby: It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.
ASV: It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
| ἄλλος | Another |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἄλλος Sense: another, other. |
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| ἐστὶν | it is |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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| ὁ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| μαρτυρῶν | bearing witness |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: μαρτυρέω Sense: to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration. |
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| περὶ | concerning |
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Parse: Preposition Root: περί Sense: about, concerning, on account of, because of, around, near. |
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| ἐμοῦ | Me |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| οἶδα | I know |
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Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: οἶδα Sense: to see. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| ἀληθής | TRUE |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: ἀληθής Sense: true. |
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| μαρτυρία | testimony |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: μαρτυρία Sense: a testifying. |
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| μαρτυρεῖ | he bears witness |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: μαρτυρέω Sense: to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration. |
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Greek Commentary for John 5:32
The Father, not the Baptist who is mentioned in John 5:33. This continual witness of the Father (ο μαρτυρων ho marturōn who is bearing witness, and μαρτυρει marturei present active indicative) is mentioned again in John 5:36-38 as in John 8:17. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 5:32
Literally, on account of the fact of His knowing. John describes the Lord's knowledge by two words which it is important to distinguish. Γινώσκειν , as here, implies acquired knowledge; knowledge which is the result of discernment and which may be enlarged. This knowledge may be drawn from external facts (John 5:6; John 6:15) or from spiritual sympathy (John 10:14, John 10:27; John 17:25). Εἰδέναι (John 1:26) implies absolute knowledge: the knowledge of intuition and of satisfied conviction. Hence it is used of Christ's knowledge of divine things (John 3:11; John 5:32; John 7:29), Of the facts of His own being (John 6:6; John 8:14; John 13:1), and of external facts (John 6:61, John 6:64; John 13:11). In John 21:17the two words appear together. Peter says to Jesus, appealing to His absolute knowledge, “Thou knowest ( οἶδας ) all things:” appealing to his discernment, “Thou knowest or perceivest ( γινώσκεις ) that I love Thee.” [source]
Condition of third class, undetermined with prospect of determination The emphasis is on εγω egō (I alone with no other witness). Is not true In law the testimony of a witness is not received in his own case (Jewish, Greek, Roman law). See Deuteronomy 19:15 and the allusion to it by Jesus in Matthew 18:16. See also 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Timothy 5:19. And yet in John 8:12-19 Jesus claims that his witness concerning himself is true because the Father gives confirmation of his message. The Father and the Son are the two witnesses (John 8:17). It is a paradox and yet true. But here Jesus yields to the rabbinical demand for proof outside of himself. He has the witness of another (the Father, John 5:32, John 5:37), the witness of the Baptist (John 5:33), the witness of the works of Jesus (John 5:36), the witness of the Scriptures (John 5:39), the witness of Moses in particular (John 5:45). [source]
Literally, “But I have the witness greater than John‘s.” Μειζω Meizō Final clause with ινα hina and first aorist active subjunctive of τελειοω teleioō the same idiom in John 4:34. Jesus felt keenly the task laid on him by the Father (cf. John 3:35) and claimed at the end that he had performed it (John 17:4; John 19:30). Jesus held that the highest form of faith did not require these “works” The very works “The works themselves,” repeating τα εργα ta erga just before for vernacular emphasis. Hath sent me Perfect active indicative of αποστελλω apostellō the permanence of the mission. Cf. John 3:17. The continuance of the witness is emphasized in John 5:32; John 8:18. [source]
This technical objection was according to the rules of evidence among the rabbis. “No man can give witness for himself” (Mishnah, Ketub. 11. 9). Hence, they say, “not true” (ουκ αλητες ouk alēthes), not pertinent. “They were still in the region of pedantic rules and external tests.” In John 5:31 Jesus acknowledged this technical need of further witness outside of his own claims (John 5:19-30) and proceeded to give it (John 5:32-47) in the testimony of the Baptist, of the Father, of his works, of the Scriptures, and of Moses in particular. [source]