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John 19:35
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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.
And he that sawe it, bare recorde, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might beleeue it.
He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.
He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.
And he who saw it bears witness, and his witness is true, and he knows that he says true that ye also may believe.
(The one who saw this happen has told about it. He told about it so that you also can believe. The things he says are true. He knows that he tells the truth.)
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.
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.
We know this is true, because it was told by someone who saw it happen. Now you can have faith too.
The man who saw it has testified about it, and his testimony is true. And he knows that he tells the truth, so you too can trust.
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.
And he who SAW testifieth, and the truth is his testimony; and he knoweth that the truth he hath said, that you also may believe.
And he who saw [fn] , hath testified: and his testimony is true: and he knoweth, that he speaketh the truth, that ye also may believe.
And he that saw it, bare record, and his record is true, and he knoweth that hee saith true, that yee might beleeue.
And he that sawe it, bare recorde, and his recorde is true: & he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might beleue [also.]
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.
And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
And the one who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true, and that person knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
And the one seeing has borne witness and his witness is true; and that one knows that he speaks truly, that you may believe.
(The one who saw this happen is the one who told us this, and whatever he says is true. And he knows that he tells the truth, and he tells it so that you might believe.)
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.
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.
(This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also may continue to believe.)
The one who saw it is writing this and what he says is true. He knows he is telling the truth so you may believe.
(He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth.)
And, he that hath seen, hath borne witness; and, genuine, is his testimony, and, he, knoweth that he saith, what is true, that, ye also, may believe.
And he that saw it hath given testimony: and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true: that you also may believe.
And 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.
(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.)
And he that saw [it], testified, and his testimony is true: and he knoweth that he speaketh truth, that ye may believe.
And he that saw, hath testified it, and his testimony is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye may believe.
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.
And he that saiy, bare witnessyng, and his witnessing is trewe; and he woot that he seith trewe thingis, that ye bileue.
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.
He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.
He who saw it has borne witness--his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth--that you also may believe.
And he that sawe it bare recorde and his recorde is true. And he knoweth that he sayth true that ye myght beleve also.
And he that has seen has borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knows that he says true, that you also may believe.
And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.
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.
And he that sawe it, bare recorde, and his recorde is true. And he knoweth that he sayeth true, that ye might beleue also.
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.
The eyewitness to these things has presented an accurate report. He saw it himself and is telling the truth so that you, also, will believe.
The cowboy who saw it is giving an eyewitness account so that you may believe.
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.
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.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he that: John 19:26, John 21:24, Acts 10:39, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 2:4, 1 Peter 5:1, 1 John 1:1-3
that ye: John 11:15, John 11:42, John 14:29, John 17:20, John 17:21, John 20:31, Romans 15:4, 1 John 5:13
Reciprocal: Zechariah 13:1 - a fountain John 12:17 - bare Acts 20:26 - I take 2 Timothy 1:8 - the testimony 1 John 5:6 - is he 1 John 5:11 - this 3 John 1:12 - and we Revelation 1:2 - bare
Cross-References
They struck (punished) the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the young men to the old men, so that they exhausted themselves trying to find the doorway.
And the [two] men (angels) asked Lot, "Have you any others here [in Sodom]—a son-in-law, and your sons, and your daughters? Whomever you have in the city, take them out of here;
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of disaster and collapse.
And I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil].
"But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
The end and culmination of all things is near. Therefore, be sound-minded and self-controlled for the purpose of prayer [staying balanced and focused on the things of God so that your communication will be clear, reasonable, specific and pleasing to Him.]
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he that saw it, bare record,.... Meaning himself, John the evangelist, the writer of this Gospel, who, in his great modesty, frequently conceals himself, under one circumlocution or another; he was an eyewitness of this fact, not only of the piercing of his side with a spear, but of the blood and water flowing out of it; which he saw with his eyes, and bore record of to others, and by this writing; and was ready to attest it in any form it should be desired:
and his record is true; though it is not mentioned by any of the other evangelists, none of them but himself being present at that time:
and he knoweth that he saith true; meaning either God or Christ, who knew all things; and so it is a sort of appeal to God or Christ, for the truth of what he affirmed, as some think; or rather himself, who was fully assured that he was under no deception, and was far from telling an untruth; having seen the thing done with his eyes, and being led into the mystery of it by the Divine Spirit; see 1 John 5:6 wherefore he could, and did declare it with the strongest asseverations:
that ye might believe; the truth of the fact, and in Christ, both for the expiation of the guilt of sin, and cleansing from the filth of it; both for sanctifying and justifying grace, which the water and the blood were an emblem of.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He that saw it - John himself. He is accustomed to speak of himself in the third person.
His record is true - His testimony is true. Such was the known character of this writer, such his sacred regard for truth, that he could appeal to that with full assurance that all would put confidence in him. He often appeals thus to the fact that his testimony was known to be true. It would be well if all Christians had such a character that their word would be assuredly believed.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 35. He that saw it — Most probably John himself, who must have been pretty near the cross to have been able to distinguish between the blood and the water, as they issued from the side of our blessed Lord.
And he knoweth — This appears to be an appeal to the Lord Jesus, for the truth of the testimony which he had now delivered. But why such a solemn appeal, unless there was something miraculous in this matter? It might appear to him necessary:
1. Because the other evangelists had not noticed it.
2. Because it contained the most decisive proof of the death of Christ: as a wound such as this was could not have been inflicted, (though other causes had been wanting,) without occasioning the death of the person; and on his dying for men depended the salvation of the world. And,
3. Because two important prophecies were fulfilled by this very circumstance, both of which designated more particularly the person of the Messiah. A bone of him shall not be broken, Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:20. They shall look upon him whom they pierced, Zechariah 12:10; Psalms 22:16.
