John 21:24 “This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written…”

John 21:24

This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

World English Bible

This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.

American Standard Version

This is the disciple that beareth witness of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his witness is true.

Geneva Bible 1599

This is that disciple, which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things, and we know that his testimonie is true.

Darby Translation

This is the disciple who bears witness concerning these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his witness is true.

Young's Literal Translation

this is the disciple who is testifying concerning these things, and he wrote these things, and we have known that his testimony is true.

Bible in Basic English

This is the disciple who gives witness about these things and who put them in writing: and we have knowledge that his witness is true.

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Cross references

“we know”

John 19:35 1 John 5:6 3 John 1:12 1 John 1:1 1 John 1:2

John 19:35 · BSB

The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

1 John 5:6 · BSB

This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

3 John 1:12 · BSB

Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

1 John 1:1 · BSB

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

1 John 1:2 · BSB

And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

Also

John 15:27

John 15:27 · BSB

And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”

25There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.

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