He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 5:35 in context
John 5:32–38
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It is another who testifies about me. I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true.
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You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
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But the testimony which I receive is not from man. However, I say these things that you may be saved.
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He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
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But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.
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The Father himself, who sent me, has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.
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You don’t have his word living in you, because you don’t believe him whom he sent.
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