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Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
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Judgment in Divine Unity
Commentators explain that when Jesus says His judgment is 'true,' He means it is perfectly aligned with God the Father. He isn't acting alone; His judgment is valid because He and the Father are in complete unison. This unity ensures His pronouncements are not merely human opinion but divine truth.
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John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And yet, if I judge. If I should express my judgment of men or things. He was not limited, nor forbidden to do it, nor restrained…
Yea and if I judge (κα εαν κρινω δε εγω). "And even if I pass judgment." Condition of third class again.
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19th Century
Anglican
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16th Century
Protestant
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And yet if I judge, my judgment is true Because he saw not as man did, nor looked unto, and judged according to the …
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Catholic
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