Jesus could have said the latter, but the ones whom he addressed were Israelites and as such were already witnesses of Jehovah.
زیرا آنان از قوم اسرائیل و از این رو شاهدان یَهُوَه بودند ،‏ ولی از آن به بعد لازم بود که شاهدان عیسی نیز باشند .‏