John 5:33

Amplified Bible

"You have sent [an inquiry] to John [the Baptist] and he has testified [as an eyewitness] to the truth.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
"You sent men to John, and he told you what is true.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Ye sent vnto Iohn and he bare witnes vnto the truthe.

Hebrew Names Version
You have sent to Yochanan, and he has testified to the truth.

International Standard Version
You have sent messengersmessengers">[fn] to John, and he has testified to the truth.John 1:15,19, 27,32;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
"You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth.

New Century Version
"You have sent people to John, and he has told you the truth.

Update Bible Version
You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye sent to John, and he testified to the truth.

English Standard Version
You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

World English Bible
You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Ye sent to John, and he bare testimony to the truth.

Weymouth's New Testament
"You sent to John, and he both was and still is a witness to the truth.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ye senten to Joon, and he bar witnessyng to treuthe.

English Revised Version
Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.

Berean Standard Bible
You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.

Contemporary English Version
You sent messengers to John, and he told them the truth.

American Standard Version
Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.

Bible in Basic English
You sent to John and he gave true witness.

Complete Jewish Bible
you have sent to Yochanan, and he has testified to the truth.

Darby Translation
Ye have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

Etheridge Translation
You sent to Juchanon, and he witnessed of the truth.

Murdock Translation
Ye sent unto John; and he bore testimony to the truth.

King James Version (1611)
Ye sent vnto Iohn, and he bare witnesse vnto the trueth.

New Living Translation
In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true.

New Life Bible
"You sent to John the Baptist and he told you the truth.

New Revised Standard
You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Ye sent vnto Iohn, and he bare witnesse vnto the trueth.

George Lamsa Translation
You sent to John, and he testified concerning the truth.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye, have sent forth unto John, - and he hath borne witness to the truth: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
You sent to John: and he gave testimony to the truth.

Revised Standard Version
You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ye sent vnto Iohn, and he bare witnesse vnto the trueth.

Good News Translation
John is the one to whom you sent your messengers, and he spoke on behalf of the truth.

Christian Standard Bible®
You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth.

King James Version
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

Lexham English Bible
You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.

Literal Translation
You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

Young's Literal Translation
ye have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye sent vnto Ihon, and he bare wytnes of the trueth.

Mace New Testament (1729)
you yourselves sent to John, and he bore witness to the truth.

New English Translation
You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

New King James Version
You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

Simplified Cowboy Version
In fact, y'all sent people to listen to John the Baptizer, and everything he said was the truth.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

Legacy Standard Bible
You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

Contextual Overview

³¹"If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. ³²"There is another [My Father] who testifies about Me, and I know [without any doubt] that His testimony on My behalf is true and valid. ³³"You have sent [an inquiry] to John [the Baptist] and he has testified [as an eyewitness] to the truth.³⁴"But the testimony I receive is not from man [a merely human witness]; but I say these things so that you may be saved [that is, have eternal life]. ³⁵"John was the lamp that kept on burning and shining [to show you the way], and you were willing for a while to rejoice in his light. ³⁶"But the testimony which I have is far greater than the testimony of John; for the works that the Father has given Me to finish—the very same works [that is, the miracles and proofs of My deity] that I am [now] doing—testify about Me, [by providing evidence] that the Father has sent Me. ³⁷"And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form [His majesty and greatness—what He is like]. ³⁸"You do not have His word (Scripture) abiding in you [actually living in your hearts and minds], because you do not believe in Him whom He has sent. ³⁹"You search and keep on searching and examining the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and yet it is those [very Scriptures] that testify about Me; ⁴⁰and still you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sent: John 1:19-27

he: John 1:6-8, John 1:15-18, John 1:29-34, John 3:26-36

Reciprocal: Matthew 21:25 - Why Matthew 21:32 - and ye believed Luke 20:5 - Why John 1:7 - a witness Acts 13:24 - General Acts 19:4 - John

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ye sent unto John,.... The sanhedrim at Jerusalem made a deputation of priests and Levites to him, to know who he was, whether the Messiah, or Elias, or that prophet, John 1:19. Now had they not looked upon him, from what they knew of him, or from the character they had of him, as a faithful witness, they would never have shown him so much respect, and have been at so much pains, and charge, as to send such a body of men so far unto him, as from Jerusalem to beyond Jordan; which circumstance our Lord improves in favour of this evidence he produces:

and he bare witness unto the truth; to Christ, who is the truth itself; and to the truth of his person, and office; to his dignity, and eternity, as being before him, though coming after him; and to his divine sonship, the thing now in debate, declaring, that he was the Son of God; and to his office, as Mediator, pointing to him as the Lamb of God, who, by his blood, and sacrifice, takes away the sins of men. The Ethiopic version reads by way of interrogation, "did not you send unto John?" &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ye sent unto John - See John 1:19.

He bare witness ... - See John 1:26, John 1:29, John 1:36. This testimony of John ought to have satisfied them. John was an eminent man; many of the Pharisees believed on him; he was candid, unambitious, sincere, and his evidence was impartial. On this Jesus might have rested the proof that he was the Messiah, but he was willing, also, to adduce evidence of a higher order.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. Ye sent unto John — I am not without human testimony of the most respectable kind:-Ye sent to John, and he bare witness. There are several circumstances in John's character which render his testimony unexceptionable.

1. He is consulted by the very enemies of Christ, as a very holy and extraordinary man.

2. He is perfectly free from all self-interest, having declined making the least advantage by his own reputation.

3. He is sincere, undaunted, and so averse from all kinds of flattery that he reproves Herod at the hazard of his liberty and life.

4. He was so far from being solicited by Christ to give his testimony that he had not even seen him when he gave it. See John 1:19-28.