Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. New Living Translation (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also may continue to believe.) English Standard Version He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe. Berean Standard Bible The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. Berean Literal Bible And the one having seen has borne witness, and his testimony is true. And He knows that he is speaking truth, so that you also might believe. King James Bible And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. New King James Version And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe. New American Standard Bible And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. NASB 1995 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. NASB 1977 And he who has seen has borne witness, and his witness is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. Legacy Standard Bible And he who has seen has borne witness, and his witness is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. Amplified Bible And he (John, the eyewitness) who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also [who read this] may believe. Christian Standard Bible He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth. Holman Christian Standard Bible He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth. American Standard Version And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe. Contemporary English Version We know this is true, because it was told by someone who saw it happen. Now you can have faith too. English Revised Version And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe. GOD'S WORD® Translation The one who saw this is an eyewitness. What he says is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth so that you, too, will believe. Good News Translation The one who saw this happen has spoken of it, so that you also may believe. What he said is true, and he knows that he speaks the truth.) International Standard Version The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows he is telling the truth so that you, too, may believe, Majority Standard Bible The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe. NET Bible And the person who saw it has testified (and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe. New Heart English Bible He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe. Webster's Bible Translation And he that saw it, testified, and his testimony is true: and he knoweth that he speaketh truth, that ye may believe. Weymouth New Testament This statement is the testimony of an eye-witness, and it is true. He knows that he is telling the truth--in order that you also may believe. World English Bible He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true, and that one has known that he speaks true things, that you also may believe. Berean Literal Bible And the one having seen has borne witness, and his testimony is true. And He knows that he is speaking truth, so that you also might believe. Young's Literal Translation and he who hath seen hath testified, and his testimony is true, and that one hath known that true things he speaketh, that ye also may believe. Smith's Literal Translation And he having seen has testified, and his testimony is true: and he knows that he says true, that ye might believe. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he that saw it, hath given testimony, and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true; that you also may believe. Catholic Public Domain Version And he who saw this has offered testimony, and his testimony is true. And he knows that he speaks the truth, so that you also may believe. New American Bible An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may [come to] believe. New Revised Standard Version (He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth.) Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he who saw it testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows well that what he said is true, that you also may believe. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he who saw testified and his testimony is true and he knows that he spoke the truth so that you also may believe. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he that saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true, and he knows that he speaks the truth, that you may believe; Godbey New Testament And He having seen hath testified, and his testimony is true: and he knows that he speaks the truth, that you also may believe. Haweis New Testament And he that saw it bore witness, and we know that his testimony is true: and he himself is conscious that he speaketh what is true, that ye might believe. Mace New Testament he that relates this, was an eye-witness of it, and his relation is true: and he is so assured, what he says is true, that you may rely upon it. Weymouth New Testament This statement is the testimony of an eye-witness, and it is true. He knows that he is telling the truth--in order that you also may believe. Worrell New Testament And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he says what is true, that ye also may believe. Worsley New Testament And he that saw it testifieth it, and his testimony is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye may believe. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus' Side is Pierced…34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. 35 The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”… Cross References 1 John 1:1-3 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. / And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. / We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. 1 John 5:6-9 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth. / For there are three that testify: / the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement. ... John 21:24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true. John 20:30-31 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. / But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. 1 Peter 5:1 As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you: Acts 10:39-41 We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, / God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen— / not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead. Luke 1:2 just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. Hebrews 2:3-4 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, / and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will. Revelation 1:2 who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, / that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, / and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve. ... Matthew 27:54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.” Mark 15:39 When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Zechariah 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. Treasury of Scripture And he that saw it bore record, and his record is true: and he knows that he said true, that you might believe. he that. John 19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! John 21:24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true. Acts 10:39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: that ye. John 11:15,42 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him… John 14:29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. John 17:20,21 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; … Jump to Previous Bare Bears Belief Believe Borne Eye-Witness Order Record Speaketh Statement Telling Tells Testified Testifies Testimony Truth True. WitnessJump to Next Bare Bears Belief Believe Borne Eye-Witness Order Record Speaketh Statement Telling Tells Testified Testifies Testimony Truth True. WitnessJohn 19 1. Jesus is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten.4. Pilate is desirous to release him, 15. but being overcome with the outrage of the crowd, he delivers him to be crucified. 23. They cast lots for his garments. 25. He commends his mother to John. 28. He dies. 31. His side is pierced. 38. He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus. He who saw it This phrase refers to the Apostle John, the beloved disciple, who is traditionally understood to be the author of the Gospel. The Greek word for "saw" is "ὁράω" (horao), which implies not just a casual glance but a deep, perceptive observation. John's eyewitness account is crucial, as it provides a firsthand testimony of the events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion. In the historical context, eyewitness testimony was highly valued and considered reliable, especially in Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures. has testified and his testimony is true He knows that he is telling the truth so that you also may believe And he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.--The witness was ideally true, and therefore the things witnessed were actually true. He cannot doubt this, and he testifies it in order that others may find in these truths ground for, and the confirmation of, their faith. Verse 35. - He that hath seen hath borne, and is now bearing, herein and hereby, witness, and his witness is veritable - the highest and surest kind of witness, that of direct observation, staggering, confounding the ordinary sense, but proving that the Son of God died in his human body - and he knoweth, by his own inward experience, that he saith true things, that ye also may believe. A vehement effort has been made to sever this testimony from the evangelist, and refer it to a third person ἐκεῖνος, and suppose that it took place during John's absence from the cross (so Weisse, Schweizer, Hilgenfeld, and others); but, as Meyer, Godet, etc., affirm there is no necessity whatever for such an interpretation. Ἑκεινος is used of the subject of the sentence when it is clear from the context that the speaker himself is that subject (see John 9:37). Concerning a third person, the writer could not have written, "He knoweth that he saith true things, that ye may believe," but rather, "We know that he saith true things, that we may believe." But John here speaks strongly of his own invincible conviction, and, as in John 21:24, it is here given to induce a stronger faith on the part of his readers - not of himself and his readers in the supernatural death, in the signs that accompanied it, adapted to convince the bystanders of its marvel, and to fill up the prophetic picture, Hilgenfeld, with strange perversity, urges that the clever forger of the narrative "falls out of his part" and forgets himself (see Luthardt on 'Authorship of the Fourth Gospel,' p. 180). The symbolical and allegorical explanations are numerous. E.g. Toplady's well-known hymn, "Rock of Ages," contains the words -"Let the water and the blood, Greek The [one who]ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. saw [it] ἑωρακὼς (heōrakōs) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. has testified to this, μεμαρτύρηκεν (memartyrēken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. testimony μαρτυρία (martyria) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3141: Witness, evidence, testimony, reputation. From martus; evidence given. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. true. ἀληθινὴ (alēthinē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 228: True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful. He ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. knows οἶδεν (oiden) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. he is telling λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. [the] truth, ἀληθῆ (alēthē) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 227: Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. may believe. πιστεύητε (pisteuēte) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. Links John 19:35 NIVJohn 19:35 NLT John 19:35 ESV John 19:35 NASB John 19:35 KJV John 19:35 BibleApps.com John 19:35 Biblia Paralela John 19:35 Chinese Bible John 19:35 French Bible John 19:35 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 19:35 He who has seen has testified (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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