ACC ~ John 5 v33 - 34

THE WITNESS OF JOHN

CHRYSOSTOM: What Jesus says is like this: I, being God, did not need the witness of John, which is a human witness. And yet, because you listened to him and believe that he is more trustworthy than anyone else, and because you ran to him as to a prophet (for “all the city came out to the Jordan”) and, finally, because you have not believed on me even when I performed miracles, therefore I remind you of that witness of his. HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 40.2. [1]

[1] NPNF 1 14:145*.

JOHN IS TRUSTWORTHY BECAUSE HE WAS SENT FROM GOD

EPHREM THE SYRIAN: If he [our Lord] was not receiving testimony from human beings, why did he go to John to receive testimony from him? John, however, was sent from God: “He who sent us spoke to me.” [1] Through John, the Father was testifying about him, just as he [our Lord] said, “Moses also wrote about me,” along with other statements. COMMENTARY ON TATIAN’S DIATESSARON 13.11. [2]

[1] See Jn 1:33.

[2] CB709:110..

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