12 [ref]Because of this, Yeshua told them, “I am the light for the world—whoever follows me won’t walk in the darkness but will have the light that gives life.”

13 [ref]Some from the Pharisee party argued, “You are testifying about yourself, so that testimony is invalid.”

14 Yeshua responded, “Even when I am testifying about myself, my testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. 15 You all are judging according to your earthly values. I’m not judging anyone. 16 But even if I was judging, my judgement would be correct, because it wouldn’t just be me judging, but also the father who sent me. 17 [ref]It’s even written in your own laws that the testimony of two men is valid. 18 So that’s me testifying about myself, plus the father who sent me also testifies about me.”

19 “And where is your father?” they asked.

Yeshua answered them, “You don’t know either me or my father. If you did know me, then you’d also know my father.”

20 He explained all this while he was teaching in the treasury part of the temple, but no one arrested him because the time for his suffering had not yet arrived.