32. But there is another who tells about me. And I know that the things he says about me are true.
33. “You have sent men to John. And he has told you about the truth.
34. But I don’t need a man to tell about me. I tell you this so that you can be saved.
35. John was like a burning and shining lamp. And you were happy to enjoy his light for a while.
36. “But I have a proof about myself that is greater than that of John. The things I do are my proof. These are the things my Father gave me to do. They show that the Father sent me.
37. And the Father who sent me has given proof about me himself. You have never heard his voice. You have never seen what he looks like.
38. His teaching does not live in you because you don’t believe in the One that the Father sent.
39. You carefully study the Scriptures because you think that they give you eternal life. Those are the same Scriptures that tell about me!
40. But you refuse to come to me to have that life.
41. “I don’t want praise from men.
42. But I know you—I know that you don’t have God’s love in you.
43. I have come from my Father—I speak for him. But you don’t accept me. But when another person comes, speaking only for himself, you will accept him.
44. You like to have praise from each other. But you never try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?