He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
He that receiveth his witness ... contrasts with "no man receiveth his witness" in  John 3:32, leading to the conclusion that John the Baptist here spoke of himself.  Those who see something here that is "certainly beyond the scope of John's ministry or message"[30] would appear to have been reading the opinions of men more than they have been studying the word of the Lord.