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.
36. But something more important than John speaks for me. I mean the things that the Father has given me to do! All of these speak for me and prove that the Father sent me.