Passage
Even in your law it has been written that the witness of two men is true.
John 8:17 (LSB)
Nearby Context
John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone.
John 8:16 But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.
John 8:17 Even in your law it has been written that the witness of two men is true.
John 8:18 I am He who bears witness about Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness about Me.”
John 8:19 So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "even", "been", "written", "witness", and "true". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "been", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 16's "But even if I do judge My..." into verse 18's "I am He who bears witness about...", so "even" and "been" 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 "even" and "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.