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36 But I have a testimony greater than John’s. The works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I am doing, testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.(A) 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified on my behalf. You have never heard his voice or seen his form,(B) 38 and you do not have his word abiding in you, because you do not believe him whom he has sent.(C)

39 “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is they that testify on my behalf.(D) 40 Yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

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36 “I have testimony weightier than that of John.(A) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing(B)—testify that the Father has sent me.(C) 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me.(D) You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,(E) 38 nor does his word dwell in you,(F) for you do not believe(G) the one he sent.(H) 39 You study[a] the Scriptures(I) diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.(J) These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,(K) 40 yet you refuse to come to me(L) to have life.

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  1. John 5:39 Or 39 Study