John 5:38

And you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe him whom he sent.

Text-Critical English NT

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 neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form.

39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is these that testify about me,

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Cross References

John 1:11He came to his own, but his own people did not receive him.

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

John 8:37I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you are seeking to kill me because your hearts have no room for my word.

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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