John 5:39
“¶ Search the Scriptures, for in them ye thinke ye haue eternall life, and they are they which testifie of me.”
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John 5:39 Context
37And the Father himselfe which hath sent me, hath borne witnesse of me. Ye haue neither heard his voyce at any time, nor seene his shape. 38And ye haue not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye beleeue not. 39¶ Search the Scriptures, for in them ye thinke ye haue eternall life, and they are they which testifie of me. 40And ye will not come to me, that ye might haue life. 41I receiue not honour from men.
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Other Translations for John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- King James Version
"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
- American Standard Version (1901)
You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.
- Basic English Bible
Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;
- Darby Bible
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- Webster's Bible
You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;
- Weymouth Bible
You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.
- World English Bible
Seke ye scripturis, in which ye gessen to haue euerlastynge lijf; and tho it ben, that beren witnessyng of me.
- Wycliffe Bible
`Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 5:39
5:39 Search the Scriptures - A plain command to all men. In them ye are assured ye have eternal life - Ye know they show you the way to eternal life. And these very Scriptures testify of me.
People's Bible Notes for John 5:39
Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures. Rather, as in the Revised Version, "Ye search the Scriptures" for eternal life. Yet they were full of testimony of Christ. Yet they turned away from him who is the life of whom their Scriptures spoke.