 The religious leaders were trying to refute Jesus' claim to be the Messiah. They said, You are bearing witness about yourself. Your testimony is not true. They thought they were making a strong point because in a court of law, if you have no witnesses, you have a weak defense. But Jesus responded, In your Lord has written that the testimony of two people is true. I am the one who bears witness about myself and the Father who sent me bears witness about me. Not only was Jesus meeting the requirements of the accusation put forward, but he was unequivocally stating that he was one with God. For the Pharisees though, this didn't make a difference. This teaches us that even when we give evidence to back up Jesus as the Messiah, people still may not believe. But we need to rely on God who opens eyes to see and softens hearts.