John 5:38
And you do not have his word abiding in you. For the one whom he sent, the same you would not believe.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 1:8The book of this law shall not depart from your mouth. Instead, you shall meditate upon it, day and night, so that you may observe and do all the things that are written in it. Then you shall direct your way and understand it.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if you would accept my words, and conceal my commandments within you,
Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to a contemptible soul, to an abominable nation, to the servant of lords: The kings will see, and the princes will rise up, and they will adore, because of the Lord. For he is faithful, and he is the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
John 1:11He went to his own, and his own did not accept him.
John 5:42But I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
John 8:37I know that you are sons of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word has not taken hold in you.
Matthew Henry on John 5:32-47
Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have greater witness than that… Read the whole commentary →