John 5:33-35 You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ³³ You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth. ³⁴ I myself do not accept human testimony, but I am saying these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵ That man John was a lamp that burns and brightly shines, and for a while you were willing to rejoice in his light.