John 5:37

“And the Father himself, which hath sent me, etc.] Not only the works he gave him to do, and which he did, but he himself in person: hath borne witness of me; not only in the writings of Moses, and the prophecies of the Old Testament, but by an audible articulate voice from heaven, at the time of Christ’s baptism, (<400317>Matthew 3:17); which was a full testimony of the sonship of Christ, and of the Father’s well pleasure in him; and which was repeated at his transfiguration on the mount, (<401705>Matthew 17:5); and the sonship of Christ is the grand thing which the three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, testify of, (<620507>1 John 5:7); ye have neither…”

“the Father himself . . . hath borne witness of me--not referring, probably, to the voice of His baptism, but (as seems from what follows) to the testimony of the Old Testament Scripture [CALVIN, LUCKE, MEYER, LUTHARDT, &c.]. neither heard his voice, &c.--never recognized Him in this character. The words are "designedly mysterious, like many others which our Lord uttered" [STIER].”

“The Father himself ...hath borne witness of me - This God had done, By the miracles which Jesus had performed, and of which he was conversing. At the baptism of Jesus, where he said, “This is my beloved Son,” Matthew 3:17. In the prophecies of the Old Testament. It is not easy to say here to which of these he refers. Perhaps he has reference to all. Ye have neither heard his voice - This difficult passage has been interpreted in various ways. The main design of it seems to be clear - to reprove the Jews for not believing the evidence that he was the Messiah. In doing this he says that they were indisposed to listen to the testimony of God. He affirmed that God had given sufficient evidence…”

“He hath testified of me - Namely at my baptism. I speak not of my supposed father Joseph. Ye are utter strangers to him of whom I speak. John 5:38”

“Joh 5:32 borne: Joh 6:27, Joh 8:18; Mat 3:17, Mat 17:5 Ye have: Joh 1:18, Joh 14:9, Joh 15:24; Exo 20:19; Deu 4:12; Ti1 1:17, Ti1 6:16; Jo1 1:1, Jo1 1:2; Jo1 4:12, Jo1 4:20 John 5:38”