13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou[311] bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. [311] ch. 5:31. 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, _yet_ my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but[312] ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. [312] chaps. 7:28; 9:29, 30. =13, 14. Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.= See ch. 5:31, note; perhaps the Pharisees here refer to Christ’s declaration there.--=Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true; for I know whence I have come= (my origin) =and whither I go= (my destiny). In general no man can bear testimony of himself, however truthful he may be, for no man understands his own mission. He may faithfully do from day to day the work which God gives him to do, and yet not comprehend the relation which that work bears to the great problems of life and destiny which the Eternal Spirit is working out in the race. But Christ could bear record of himself, for he knew himself; he knew the Father; he knew his own origin and his own destiny; and he knew the relation which his life and death sustained to the world’s life.--=Ye know not= (not merely cannot tell) =whence I am coming and whither I am going=. Christ knew whence he _had come_ (ἠλθον, past tense), _i. e._, from the glory he had with the Father from the beginning of the world (chaps. 1:1; 17:5); the Pharisees did not know whence he was ever _coming_ (ἔρχομαι, present tense), _i. e._, they had no spiritual sense to perceive and appreciate that divine grace of which he was ever the recipient, and that constant communion with the Father from which he was ever bringing divine light and life wherewith to bless his followers. 15 Ye judge after the flesh; I[313] judge no man. [313] chaps. 3:17; 12:47. 16 And yet if I judge, my[314] judgment is true: for[315] I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. [314] 1 Sam. 16:7; Ps. 45:6, 7; 72:2. [315] verse 29; ch. 16:32.