John 5:38

Nor have you His word dwelling within you, for you refuse to believe Him whom *He* has sent.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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, *He* has given testimony concerning me. None of you have ever either heard His voice or seen what He is like.

39"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;

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Cross References

John 1:11He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.

John 5:42but I know you well, and I know that in your hearts you do not really love God.

John 8:37You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground 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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