John 5:38

nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

Berean Standard Bible

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

37And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

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Cross References

Joshua 1:8This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,

Isaiah 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

John 1:11He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

John 5:42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

John 8:37I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within 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 →

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