I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me — Jesus is the first witness to his own identity; the Father is the second. The Father's witness is mentioned throughout John: in the signs Jesus performs (5:36), in the voice at baptism (1:32-34), and implicitly in the capacity to believe given to Jesus's followers (6:44, 65). The two-witness principle is satisfied on the highest level: Jesus's self-testimony and the Father's validation of that testimony together establish truth.

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