John 8:17 (KJV)

Passage

It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

Nearby Context

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

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

John 8:17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

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

John 8:19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And yet if I judge my judgment..." into verse 18's "I am one that bear witness of...", so "written" and "testimony" 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 "written" and "testimony" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.