John 8:16 But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.

◄ John 8:16 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.

English Standard Version
Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.

New American Standard Bible
"But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.

King James Bible
And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me judge together.

International Standard Version
Yet even if I should judge, my judgment would be valid, because it is not I alone who judges, but I and the one who sent me.

American Standard Version
Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if I do judge, my judgment is true: because I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

Darby Bible Translation
And if also I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who has sent me.

Young's Literal Translation
and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

8:12-16 Christ is the Light of the world. God is light, and Christ is the image of the invisible God. One sun enlightens the whole world; so does one Christ, and there needs no more. What a dark dungeon would the world be without the sun! So would it be without Jesus, by whom light came into the world. Those who follow Christ shall not walk in darkness. They shall not be left without the truths which are necessary to keep them from destroying error, and the directions in the way of duty, necessary to keep them from condemning sin.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

16. And yet if I judge, my judgment is true, &c.—Ye not only form your carnal and warped judgments of Me, but are bent on carrying them into effect; I, though I form and utter My judgment of you, am not here to carry this into execution—that is reserved to a future day; yet the judgment I now pronounce and the witness I now bear is not Mine only as ye suppose, but His also that sent Me. (See on [1806]Joh 5:31, 32). And these are the two witnesses to any fact which your law requires.