Yohan (John) 8:12–20 — The two witnesses of Yeshua’s authenticity

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Yhn 8:12–20

8:12 The two witnesses of Yeshua’s authenticity

12 Because of that, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) told them, “I am the light for the world[ref]—anyone who follows me won’t walk in the darkness but will have the light that gives life.”

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

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 It’s even written in your own laws that the testimony of two men is valid.[ref] 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 that 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.

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12 Therefore the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) spoke to _them again saying:
I am the light of _the world, the one following after _me by _no _means may_ not _walk in the darkness, but will _be _having the light of_ the _life.

13 Therefore the Farisaios_party said to _him:
You are _testifying about yourself, the testimony of _you is not true.

14 Yaʸsous answered, and said to _them:
Even _if I may _be _testifying about myself, the testimony of _me, is true because I _have _known from _where I _came and where I _am _going.
But you _all have_ not _known from _where I _am _coming or where I _am _going.

15 You _all are _judging according _to the flesh, I am_ not _judging no _one.

16 but Even if I I _may _be _judging, the my the judgement is true, because I _am not alone, but I and the father having _sent me.

17 The also has _been _written in and the your law, that the testimony of _two men is true.

18 I am the one testifying about myself, and the father having _sent me is _testifying about me.

19 Therefore they _were _saying to _him:
Where is the father of _you?
Yaʸsous answered:
You _all _have _known neither me, nor the father of _me.
If you _all _had _known me, you _all_ would _had _known also the father of _me.

20 He _spoke these the messages in the treasury, teaching in the temple, and no _one arrested him, because the hour of _him had_ not _yet _come.

8:12: Mat 5:14; Yhn 9:5.

8:13: Yhn 5:31.

8:17: Deu 19:15.

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The two witnesses of Yeshua’s authenticity

Yhn 8:12–20

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