John 5:39-47

New International Version

³⁹You study^[a] the Scriptures^(A) diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.^(B) These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,^(C) ⁴⁰yet you refuse to come to me^(D) to have life.

⁴¹“I do not accept glory from human beings,^(E) ⁴²but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. ⁴³I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. ⁴⁴How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God^[b]?^(F)

⁴⁵“But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses,^(G) on whom your hopes are set.^(H) ⁴⁶If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.^(I) ⁴⁷But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”^(J)

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John 5:39-47

International Standard Version

³⁹You examine the Scriptures carefully because you suppose that in them you have eternal life. Yet they testify about me. ⁴⁰But you are not willing to come to me to have life.

⁴¹“I do not accept human praise. ⁴²I know that you do not have the love of God in you. ⁴³I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. Yet if another man comes in his own name, you will accept him. ⁴⁴How can you believe when you accept each other’s praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?^[a] ⁴⁵Do not suppose that I will be the one to accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope, ⁴⁶because if you believed Moses, you would believe me, since he wrote about me. ⁴⁷But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe my words?”