The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
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Gill's Exposition
Ye judge after the flesh,.... According to their carnal affections and prejudices; taking the Messiah to be a temporal prince, and his kingdom to be of this world, they judged that Jesus could not be…
Barnes' Notes
Thou bearest record of thyself - Thou art a witness for thyself, or in thy own case. See Joh 5:31. The law required two witnesses in a criminal case, and they alleged that as the only evidence which…
Adam Clarke
Thou bearest record - As if they had said, Dost thou imagine that we shall believe thee, in a matter so important, on thy bare assertion? Had these people attended to the teaching and miracles of…
The rest of the chapter is taken up with debates between Christ and contradicting sinners, who cavilled at the most gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth. It is not certain whether these…
Cambridge Bible
Thou bearest record Our translators have again been somewhat capricious. The words which in Joh 8:13-14 they render -record" and -bear record," they render in Joh 8:17-18 -witness" and -bear witness."…