John 5:38

and you have not His word abiding in you: because you do not believe Him whom He has sent.

1902 William Baxter Godbey 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 having sent me, He hath testified concerning me: never have you heard His voice, neither have you seen His face:

39Search the Scriptures, because in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify concerning me;

Read all of John 5

Cross References

John 1:11He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.

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

John 8:37I know ye are the seed of Abraham; but you seek to kill me, because my word has no place 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study John 5:38