YHN 5:34 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT But I do not receive the testimony from man, but I say these things so that you might be saved.

UST However, I do not need anyone to be a witness for me. Nevertheless, I am saying this about John the Baptizer in order that God might save you.

BSB [Even though] I {do} not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

MSB [Even though] I {do} not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

BLB And I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.

AICNT But I do not accept the testimony from men, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

OEB But the testimony which I receive is not from people; I am saying this for your salvation.

LSB But the witness I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

WEBBE But the testimony which I receive is not from man. However, I say these things that you may be saved.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET (I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)

LSV But I do not receive testimony from man, but these things I say that you may be saved;

FBV but I don't need any human endorsement. I'm explaining this to you so you can be saved.

TCNT Now I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

T4T I do not need that people tell others about me. But instead, I am reminding you about what John told people about me, in order that you will believe it and be saved {God will save you}.

LEB (And I do not receive testimony from people, but I say these things in order that you may be saved.)

BBE But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.

Moff (though I accept no testimony from man — I only speak of this testimony, that you may be saved);

Wymth But the testimony on my behalf which I accept is not from man; though I say all this in order that you may be saved.

ASV But the witness which I receive is not from man: howbeit I say these things, that ye may be saved.

DRA But I receive not testimony from man: but I say these things, that you may be saved.

YLT 'But I do not receive testimony from man, but these things I say that ye may be saved;

Drby But I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that ye might be saved.

RV But the witness which I receive is not from man: howbeit I say these things, that ye may be saved.
(But the witness which I receive is not from man: howbeit/yet I say these things, that ye/you_all may be saved. )

SLT But I receive not testimony from man: but these I say that ye might be saved.

Wbstr But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye may be saved.

KJB-1769 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
( But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye/you_all might be saved. )

KJB-1611 But I receiue not testimonie from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saued.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But I receaue not the recorde of man: Neuerthelesse, these thinges I say, that ye myght be safe.
(But I receive not the record of man: Nevertheless, these things I say, that ye/you_all might be safe.)

Gnva But I receiue not the record of man: neuerthelesse these things I say, that ye might be saued.
(But I receive not the record of man: nevertheless these things I say, that ye/you_all might be saved. )

Cvdl As for me, I take no recorde of ma, but these thinges I saye, that ye might be saued.
(As for me, I take no record of man, but these things I say, that ye/you_all might be saved.)

TNT But I receave not the recorde of man. Neverthelesse these thinges I saye that ye might be safe.
(But I receive not the record of man. Nevertheless these things I say that ye/you_all might be safe. )

Wycl But Y take not witnessyng of man; but Y seie these thingis, that ye be saaf.
(But I take not witnessing of man; but I say these things, that ye/you_all be safe.)

Luth Ich aber nehme nicht Zeugnis von Menschen, sondern solches sage ich, auf daß ihr selig werdet.
(I but take not transcript from people, rather such said I, on/in/to that you(pl)/their/her blessed become.)

ClVg Ego autem non ab homine testimonium accipio: sed hæc dico ut vos salvi sitis.[fn]
(I however not/no away man testimony be_acceptedo: but these_things I_mean/say as you(pl) be_saved thirsts. )

5.34 Sed hæc. Sed tamen testimonium Joannis induco, ut per Joannem vos homines ad veritatem ipsam ducamini, et credentes salvi sitis.

5.34 But these_things. But nevertheless testimony Yoannis induco, as through Yoannem you(pl) people/men to the_truth itself I_will_leadini, and believers be_saved thirsts.

UGNT ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου τὴν μαρτυρίαν λαμβάνω, ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λέγω, ἵνα ὑμεῖς σωθῆτε.
(egō de ou para anthrōpou taʸn marturian lambanō, alla tauta legō, hina humeis sōthaʸte.)

SBL-GNT ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου τὴν μαρτυρίαν λαμβάνω, ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λέγω ἵνα ὑμεῖς σωθῆτε.
(egō de ou para anthrōpou taʸn marturian lambanō, alla tauta legō hina humeis sōthaʸte.)

RP-GNT Ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου τὴν μαρτυρίαν λαμβάνω, ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λέγω ἵνα ὑμεῖς σωθῆτε.
(Egō de ou para anthrōpou taʸn marturian lambanō, alla tauta legō hina humeis sōthaʸte.)

TC-GNT Ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου τὴν μαρτυρίαν λαμβάνω, ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λέγω ἵνα ὑμεῖς σωθῆτε.
(Egō de ou para anthrōpou taʸn marturian lambanō, alla tauta legō hina humeis sōthaʸte. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:30–47: Jesus told about others who told the truth about himself

Jesus told the Pharisees about those who testified about him. Those witnesses were John the Baptist, the works that the Father gave him to do, and the Father himself. The Father spoke about him in the Old Testament.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus told about what testified about the truth about him

There were those who confirmed the truth about Jesus

Witnesses for Jesus

Paragraph 5:33–35

Jesus continued to discuss his witnesses, those who could speak in support of his claims. In this paragraph he said that John the Baptist was a witness to the truth.

5:34a

Even though I do not accept human testimony,

I do not actually need a person to speak about me.
I do not rely/depend on people telling about me.

Even though I do not accept human testimony: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as Even though I do not accept human testimony is more literally “not that the testimony that I receive is from man.” Jesus was saying that he did not need human testimony. That was not what he depended on to know who he was.The Translators Handbook says, “In some languages one may render this clause ‘I really do not need other people’s words in order to prove who I am’ or ‘It is really not necessary that people say what they know about me.’” And that is not the reason why he mentioned John the Baptist’s testimony.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

But I don’t depend on human testimony. (GW)

I have no need of human witnesses. (NLT)

Even though: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as Even though here connects the negative statement in 5:34a to the positive statement in 5:34b. This kind of sentence emphasizes the positive statement. In 5:34a, Jesus said what was not the reason he mentioned John the Baptist’s testimony. In 5:34b, he said what was the reason that he mentioned John’s testimony. The reason he did was to help his listeners spiritually, so that his listeners would believe and receive salvation. Languages have different ways to indicate this type of emphasis. For example:

Use the conjunction “but” as in the NRSV.
I don’t depend on what people say about me, but I tell you these things so that you may be saved. (CEV)
Use a conjunction other than “but.” This is a common way in English to show this type of emphasis. For example:
Although I don’t accept human testimony, I say these things so that you can be saved. (CEB)
not that I depend on human testimony; no, it is for your salvation that I mention it (NJB)
Do not use a conjunction. For example:
But I don’t depend on human testimony. I’m telling you this to save you. (GW)
Change the order of the clauses. For example:
I tell you about this human testimony for you to be saved, not that I need it myself.

You should translate this emphasis in the way that is most natural in your language.

testimony: The Greek word that the BSB translates as testimony refers to a public statement about something or someone that one knows. See how you translated it in 1:19a and 5:31–32.

5:34b

I say these things so that you may be saved.

However, I tell you^(plur) about what John said in order that you may receive salvation.
But I mention what John said so you will believe me and then God will save you^(plur).

I say these things: This clause introduces the reason why Jesus talked about John’s testimony. In some languages it is more natural to make this explicit. For example:

but I mention John’s testimony

but I tell you about what John has said

so that you may be saved: The conjunction so that here means “in order that.” It introduces a purpose clause. Jesus’ purpose in reminding people of John’s testimony was to help them believe in him and thus receive salvation. For example:

in order that you may be saved (GNT)

This is a passive clause. There are two ways to translate it:

Use a passive verb. For example:
so you might be saved (NLT)
Use an active verb. For example:
in order that you may receive salvation
so God will save you

you: This pronoun is plural and refers to those who were listening to Jesus.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

παρὰ ἀνθρώπου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγώ Δέ οὒ παρά ἀνθρώπου τήν μαρτυρίαν λαμβάνω ἀλλά ταῦτα λέγω ἵνα ὑμεῖς σωθῆτε)

Here, man does not refer to any specific man, but to any human being. Alternate translation: [from mankind] or [from anyone]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα λέγω

these_‹things› ˱I˲_˓am˒_saying

Here, these things could refer to: (1) what Jesus said about John the Baptist in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [I say this about John] (2) all that Jesus has said in verses [17–33](../05/17.md). Alternate translation: [I say these things about myself and John]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἵνα ὑμεῖς σωθῆτε

in_order_that you_all ˓may_be˒_saved

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, Jesus implies that God did it. Alternate translation: [so that God might save you]

Parallel YHN 5:34

Section 5:30–47: Jesus told about others who told the truth about himself

Paragraph 5:33–35

5:34a

5:34b