John 5:35
He was the burning and shining lamp: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
In Context
34But the testimony which I receive is not from man; but these things I say, that ye may be saved.
Cross References
Matthew 3:5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan;
Matthew 11:11Truly do I say to you, Among those born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 21:26But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for all regard John as a prophet.
Luke 1:15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.
Luke 7:28I say to you, Among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
Matthew Henry on John 5:32-47
Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have greater witness than that… Read the whole commentary →