The Authority of Jesus — Part One

³¹hIf I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. ³²There is ianother who bears witness about me, and jI know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. ³³kYou sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴Not that lthe testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵He was a burning and mshining lamp, and nyou were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. ³⁶But lthe testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For othe works that the Father has given me pto accomplish, the very works that I am doing, qbear witness about me that rthe Father has sent me. ³⁷And the Father who sent me shas himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, this form you have never seen, ³⁸and uyou do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. ³⁹vYou search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and wit is they that bear witness about me, ⁴⁰yet xyou refuse to come to me that you may have life. ⁴¹yI do not receive glory from people. ⁴²But zI know that you do not have athe love of God within you. ⁴³I have come bin my Father's name, and cyou do not receive me. dIf another comes in his own name, you will receive him. ⁴⁴How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and edo not seek the glory that comes from fthe only God? ⁴⁵Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, gon whom you have set your hope. ⁴⁶For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for hhe wrote of me. ⁴⁷But iif you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”