John 8:16 (YLT)

Passage

and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;

Nearby Context

John 8:14 Jesus answered and said to them, `And if I testify of myself--my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye--ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.

John 8:15 `Ye according to the flesh do judge; I do not judge any one,

John 8:16 and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;

John 8:17 and also in your law it hath been written, that the testimony of two men are true;

John 8:18 I am <FI>one<Fi> who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Ye according to the flesh do judge..." into verse 17's "and also in your law it hath...", so "even" and "judge" 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 "judge" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.