John 8:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I do testify on my own behalf, my testimony can be verified,[a] because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going.(A) 15 You judge by appearances,[b] but I do not judge anyone.(B) 16 And even if I should judge, my judgment is valid, because I am not alone, but it is I and the Father who sent me.(C)
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- 8:14 My testimony can be verified: this seems to contradict Jn 5:31, but the emphasis here is on Jesus’ origin from the Father and his divine destiny. Where I am going: indicates Jesus’ passion and glorification.
- 8:15 By appearances: literally, “according to the flesh.” I do not judge anyone: superficial contradiction of Jn 5:22, 27, 30; here the emphasis is that the judgment is not by material standards.
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