John 8:17

"Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me."

Key Reflection

In John 8:17, Jesus asserts that his judgments are truthful because he operates in harmony with the Father who sent him. This statement underscores the divine origin and authority of Jesus' teachings, emphasizing that his words and actions are not independent but stem from a united mission between the Son and the Father. The cultural context of first-century Judaism would have understood this as affirming Jesus’ role as a messenger of God, whose integrity and reliability were inseparable from the divine source of his message.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 17. In your law. De 17:6; 19:15. Comp. Mt 18:16. This related to cases in which the life of an individual was involved. Jesus says that if, in such a case, the testimony of two men were sufficient to establish a fact, his own testimony and that of his Father ought to be esteemed ample evidence in the case of religious doctrine. Two men.. If two men could confirm a case, the evidence of Jesus and of God ought not to be deemed insufficient. Is true. In Deuteronomy, "established." This means the same thing. It is confirmed; is worthy of belief.

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