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34 I do not accept testimony from a human being, but I say this so that you may be saved.(A) 35 He was a burning and shining lamp,[a] and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light.(B) 36 But I have testimony greater than John’s. The works that the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.(C)

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  1. 5:35 Lamp: cf. Ps 132:17—“I will place a lamp for my anointed (= David),” and possibly the description of Elijah in Sir 48:1. But only for a while, indicating the temporary and subordinate nature of John’s mission.