30 " I can do nothing e on My own initiative . As I hear , I judge ; and My judgment is just , because I do not seek My own will , but the will of Him who sent Me.
31 " If I alone testify about Myself , My testimony is not true . 32 "There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true . 33 "You have sent to John , and he has testified to the truth . 34 "But the testimony which I receive is not from man , but I say these things so that you may be saved . 35 "He was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light . 36 "But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John ; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish -the very works that I do -testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me. 37 "And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form . 38 "You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 5:30-38
Commentary on John 5:30-38
(Read John 5:30-38)
Our Lord returns to his declaration of the entire agreement between the Father and the Son, and declared himself the Son of God. He had higher testimony than that of John; his works bore witness to all he had said. But the Divine word had no abiding-place in their hearts, as they refused to believe in Him whom the Father had sent, according to his ancient promises. The voice of God, accompanied by the power of the Holy Ghost, thus made effectual to the conversion of sinners, still proclaims that this is the beloved Son, in whom the Father is well pleased. But when the hearts of men are full of pride, ambition, and the love of the world, there is no room for the word of God to abide in them.