John 8:28 (YLT)

Passage

Jesus, therefore, said to them, `When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am <FI>he<Fi> ; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;

Nearby Context

John 8:26 many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I--what things I heard from Him--these I say to the world.'

John 8:27 They knew not that of the Father he spake to them;

John 8:28 Jesus, therefore, said to them, `When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am <FI>he<Fi> ; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;

John 8:29 and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'

John 8:30 As he is speaking these things, many believed in him;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "therefore", "said", "lift", "myself", "nothing", "father", and "teach". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "They knew not that of the Father..." into verse 29's "and He who sent me is with...", so "jesus" 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 "jesus" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.