John 8:13 (GNV)

Passage

The Pharises therefore saide vnto him, Thou bearest recorde of thy selfe: thy recorde is not true.

Nearby Context

John 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Iesus said, Neither do I condemne thee: go and sinne no more.

John 8:12 Then spake Iesus againe vnto them, saying, I am that light of the worlde: hee that followeth mee, shall not walke in darkenes, but shall haue that light of life.

John 8:13 The Pharises therefore saide vnto him, Thou bearest recorde of thy selfe: thy recorde is not true.

John 8:14 Iesus answered, and sayde vnto them, Though I beare recorde of my selfe, yet my recorde is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go: but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I goe.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pharises", "therefore", "saide", "vnto", "thou", "bearest", "recorde", and "selfe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pharises" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Then spake Iesus againe vnto them saying..." into verse 14's "Iesus answered and sayde vnto them Though...", so "pharises" and "therefore" 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 "pharises" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.