<p>8:16 <i>Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone that judge, but I and He who sent me</i>- &quot;I judge no one, yet even if I do judge...&quot; recalls His argument that He did not testify of Himself (5:31), and yet even if He did... (:14). 'Not A, but sometimes A' is a common construction in Semitic languages as it is in several Eastern European languages to this day. &quot;Not A&quot; doesn't mean 'Never ever A'. Their judgment &quot;after the flesh&quot; (:15) is contrasted with how He judges with God's judgment, i.e. 'after the Spirit'. His judgment &quot;is true&quot; because He seeks the Father's will, which is of human salvation (5:30 and context). Any condemnation uttered by the Son is made having done God's will to the full, i.e. to save men rather than condemn them. Condemnation is therefore only for those who have refused the will of God for them, His will for their salvation.</p>