John 8:16 (ASV)

Passage

Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

Nearby Context

John 8:14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.

John 8:15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

John 8:16 Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

John 8:17 Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.

John 8:18 I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "judge", "judgment", "true", "alone", "father", and "sent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "judge" and "judgment", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Ye judge after the flesh I judge..." into verse 17's "Yea and in your law it is...", so "judge" and "judgment" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "judge" and "judgment" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.