John 19:35
Strong's Lexicon
The [one who]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 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 Greek 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 Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 3141: Witness, evidence, testimony, reputation. From martus; evidence given.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 228: True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful.

He
ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

he is telling
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 227: Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE.

so that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

may believe.
πιστεύητε (pisteuēte)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
Parallel Verses
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 can 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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.
















Cross References
John 15:27
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

John 20:31
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

John 21:24
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

1 John 1:2
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

1 John 1:3
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

3 John 1:12
Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 19:34
But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

John 19:33
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

John 19:32
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
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