32. There is someone else who gives witness in my favor. And I know that his witness about me counts.
33. "You have sent people to John. He has given witness to the truth.
34. I do not accept human witness. I only talk about it so you can be saved.
35. John was like a lamp that burned and gave light. For a while you chose to enjoy his light.
36. "The witness I have is more important than John's. I am doing the very work the Father gave me to finish. It gives witness that the Father has sent me.
37. "The Father who sent me has himself given witness about me. You have never heard his voice. You have never seen what he really looks like.
38. And his word does not live in you. This is because you do not believe the One he sent.
39. "You study the Scriptures carefully. You study them because you think they will give you eternal life. The Scriptures you study give witness about me.
40. But you refuse to come to me and receive life.
41. "I do not accept praise from people.