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JOHN 8:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
John 8:13John 8:15
“Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.”
Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come — Jesus acknowledges bearing record of himself but claims his testimony is true. His knowledge of his origin ('whence I came,' from the Father) and destination ('whither I go,' to the Father) grounds the truth of his testimony. His self-knowledge is absolute and complete; the Pharisees cannot comprehend it ('ye cannot tell whence I come'). The asymmetry is stark: Jesus's self-knowledge is rooted in God; the Pharisees' is rooted only in the visible and temporal.

Church Fathers on John 8:14

Our Lord having said, I am the Light of the world; and, he that follows Me, walks not in darkness, the Jews wish to overthrow what He has said: The Pharisees therefore said to Him, you bear record of Yourself, Your record is not true.

Chrysostom · 4th century

As if our Lord Himself were the only (one that bore) witness to Himself; whereas the truth was that He had, before His incarnation, sent many witnesses to prophesy of His Sacraments.

Alcuin · 8th century

The witness of light is true, whether the light show itself, or other things. The Prophet spoke the truth, but whence had he it, but by drawing from the fount of truth? Jesus then is a competent witness to Himself: For I know whence I come, and whither I go: this has reference to the Father; for the Son gave glory to the Father who sent Him. How greatly then should man glorify the Creator, who made Him. He did not separate from His Father, however, when He came, or desert us…

Augustine · 4th century
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