29 and they will come out of their graves. Everyone who has done good things will rise to life, but everyone who has done evil things will rise and be condemned.
30 I cannot do anything on my own. The Father sent me, and he is the one who told me how to judge. I judge with fairness, because I obey him, and I don't just try to please myself.
31 If I speak for myself, there is no way to prove I am telling the truth.
32 But there is someone else who speaks for me, and I know what he says is true.
33 You sent messengers to John, and he told them the truth.
34 I don't depend on what people say about me, but I tell you these things so that you may be saved.
35 John was a lamp that gave a lot of light, and you were glad to enjoy his light for a while.