Yohanes 1:7

1:7 He came as a witness ¹  to testify ²  about the light, so that everyone ³  might believe through him.

Yohanes 3:32

3:32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.

Yohanes 5:34

5:34 (I do not accept ⁴  human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)

Yohanes 8:13

8:13 So the Pharisees ⁵  objected, ⁶  “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!” ⁷ 

Yohanes 8:17

8:17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. ⁸ 

[1:7]  ¹ tn Grk “came for a testimony.”

[1:7]  sn Witness is also one of the major themes of John’s Gospel. The Greek verb μαρτυρέω (marturew) occurs 33 times (compare to once in Matthew, once in Luke, 0 in Mark) and the noun μαρτυρία (marturia) 14 times (0 in Matthew, once in Luke, 3 times in Mark).

[1:7]  ² tn Or “to bear witness.”

[1:7]  ³ tn Grk “all.”

[5:34]  ⁴ tn Or “I do not receive.”

[8:13]  ⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[8:13]  ⁶ tn Grk “Then the Pharisees said to him.”

[8:13]  ⁷ sn Compare the charge You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true! to Jesus’ own statement about his testimony in 5:31.

[8:17]  ⁸ sn An allusion to Deut 17:6.