John 8:18

I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

Cross-reference

John 8:38 Parallel

In John 8:38, Jesus says he speaks what he has seen from the Father — reinforcing the Father's witness mentioned in 8:18.

John 8:58 Parallel

In John 8:58, Jesus declares 'I am' — the ultimate divine claim that his testimony in 8:18 (with the Father) confirms.

John 8:12 Parallel

In John 8:12, Jesus declares 'I am the light of the world' — the self-claim he defends in 8:18 by invoking the Father's testimony.

John 8:25 Parallel

In John 8:25, the Pharisees ask 'Who are you?' — directly challenging the testimony Jesus gives in 8:18.

John 5:31–40 details the multiple witnesses (John, works, Father) that validate Jesus—expanding the dual-witness principle of John 8:18.

John 10:30 Parallel

In John 10:30, Jesus declares 'I and the Father are one' — the foundation for the Father's witness in 8:18.

John 5:32 Parallel

John 5:32 specifically states the Father testifies for Jesus—directly mirroring the second witness in John 8:18.

John 5:37 Parallel

John 5:32 confirms the Father's testimony for Jesus, consistent with the dual witness Jesus claims in John 8:18.

1 John 5:6–12 speaks of the Spirit, water, and blood as witnesses for Jesus—paralleling the dual testimony of Jesus and the Father in John 8:18.

Numbers 35:30 requires multiple witnesses for a death sentence—the legal principle Jesus uses to justify his dual witness in John 8:18.

Deuteronomy 17:6 also mandates two or three witnesses for capital cases—the OT law Jesus invokes in John 8:18 to support his testimony.

In 2 Corinthians 13:1, Paul cites the two-witness rule — the same legal principle Jesus invokes here by naming Himself and the Father as witnesses.