John 8:13

Jesus the Light of the World

12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”13So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”

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Berean Standard Bible
So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
American Standard Version (1901)
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true.
Bible in Basic English
So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.
Free Bible Version
The Pharisees replied, “You can't be your own witness! What you say doesn't prove anything!”
Geneva Bible 1599
The Pharises therefore saide vnto him, Thou bearest recorde of thy selfe: thy recorde is not true.
King James (Authorized) Version
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
One Unity Resource Bible
The Pharisees [Separated] therefore said to him, “You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”
Plain English Version
But the Pharisee mob, that were strong for the Jewish law, they said to Jesus, “You are the only one that is telling this story about yourself. Nobody else is telling the same story, so we can’t agree with you. What you say is not true.”
Translation for Translators
So the Pharisees said to him, “You are just telling about yourself! Since there is no one else to verify these things that you say about yourself, we do not need to accept that what you say is true.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
The Pharisees said to him, “You bear witness about yourself; your witness is not true.”
Noah Webster Bible
The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou testifiest concerning thyself; thy testimony is not true.
World English Bible
The Pharisees therefore said to him, “You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”
Young's Literal Translation
The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, 'Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'