John 5:31 meaning and explanation

If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

John 5:31, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to Jewish leaders who are challenging his authority after he healed a man on the Sabbath. In this verse he concedes a legal principle: under Jewish law, a person's testimony about himself was not enough to establish a matter.

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