Read John 8.12-20. In 8.12-59: Self-witness and controversy. In verses 12-14: Again looks back to 7.37. Water and light are associated with the festival (see 1.4-5, 9; 3.19-21; 9.4-5; 11.9-10; 12.35-36, 46 on the theme). Jesus offered the life-giving water and claimed to be the light of the world; knowledge of his origin and destiny, of which the Pharisees were ignorant, made his testimony valid (see 7.27-29). In verses 15-16: The paradox expresses the idea that judgment brought about by his coming is the judgment of the one who sent him (see 5,3, 37; 8.29). In verses 17-18: Multiple witnesses, see Num 35.30; Deut 17.6; 19.15. Comments or Questions..
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