32. Alius est qui testimonium 32. There is another that perhibet de me: et scio quia beareth witness of me: and I verum est testimonium quod know that the witness which he perhibet de me. witnesseth of me is true. 32. Christ’s witness of Himself is supported by that of the _Father_ (some think, by that of the Baptist), to which He can confidently appeal. But before mentioning how the Father’s testimony is given, He turns aside for a moment to appeal to the Baptist’s testimony. 33. Vos misistis ad Ioannem: 33. You sent to John; and he et testimonium perhibuit gave testimony to the truth. veritati. 34. Ego autem non ab homine 34. But I receive not testimonium accipio: sed haec testimony from man: but I say dico ut vos salvi sitis. these things that you may be saved. 34. He now tells them that He has invoked the testimony of the Baptist, not that He needs any testimony of men, but in the hope that they, who had regarded the Baptist as a prophet, might perchance accept his testimony to Christ. 35. Ille erat lucerna ardens, 35. He was a burning and a et lucens: Vos autem voluistis shining light. And you were ad horam exultare in luce willing for a time to rejoice eius. in his light. 35. The Greek is: _He was the lamp that burneth and shineth_. From the use of the word _was_ here, it is fairly concluded that the Baptist had been already put to death by Herod Antipas (Mark vi. 17‐28). The Baptist was a bright _lamp_ λύχνος of truth, but not _the light_ (τὸ φῶς i. 8, 9), which was Christ Himself. 36. Ego autem habeo 36. But I have a greater testimonium maius Ioanne. testimony than that of John. Opera enim quae dedit mihi For the works which the Father Pater ut perficiam ea, ipsa hath given me to perfect: the opera quae ego facio, works themselves, which I do, testimonium perhibent de me, give testimony of me, that the quia Pater misit me: Father hath sent me. 36. A third testimony is now invoked in the miracles which the Father gave Christ to perform. See x. 37, 38, and what was said above on iii. 2. 37. Et qui misit me Pater, 37. And the Father himself who ipse testimonium perhibuit de hath sent me, hath given me: neque vocem eius unquam testimony of me: neither have audistis, neque speciem eius you heard his voice at any vidistis: time, nor seen his shape. 38. Et verbum eius non habetis 38. And you have not his word in vobis manens: quia quem abiding in you: for whom he misit ille, huic vos non hath sent, him you believe creditis. not.