John 8:26 (ASV)

Passage

I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.

Nearby Context

John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.

John 8:25 They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? Jesus said unto them, Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning.

John 8:26 I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.

John 8:27 They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father.

John 8:28 Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "things", "speak", "judge", "concerning", "howbeit", "sent", and "true". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "They said therefore unto him Who art..." into verse 27's "They perceived not that he spake to...", so "world" and "things" 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 "world" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.