Questions and Answers

Was Christ's testimony of himself is true or false?

Jesus is not saying His witness of Himself is untrue. He is pointing out that if He alone bore witness of Himself, it would be untrue. Since Jesus did not bear witness of Himself alone, His witness of Himself is not untrue.

John 8:18 and 14 is talking about the legal stipulation in the Old Testament that a person giving testimony for himself was not to believe unless he had at least one other witness.

John 5:31 is talking about the verity of Christ as a witness. Of course, in the sense of verity, Christ's witness is indeed true.

• John 5:31 - If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid

• John 8:14 - If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid