John 5:45

I will not stand in front of God and tell him about the wrong things you did. Moses will do that. You hope Moses will say, ‘You followed the law that God told me to write, so you will be all right.’ But he will not say that.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

In Context

44And you like other people saying good things about you, but you don’t try to live God’s way so that he will say good things about you. He is the only God, but you just care what people think about you, not what God thinks about you. That is the reason why you don’t believe in me.

46You see, Moses wrote about me. So if you really believe the things that Moses wrote, you will believe in me.

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Cross References

John 9:28The Jewish leaders got angry with the man and said, “You are his follower, not us. We follow Moses.

Romans 7:9And you know, some people didn’t know that law at first, but after they heard it, that bad part in them made them want to do those bad things.

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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