John 5:46

For if you believe Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

In Context

45"Do not suppose that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, namely Moses, on whom your hope rests.

47But if you disbelieve his writings, how are you to believe my words?"

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Cross References

Luke 24:27And, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them the passages in Scripture which refer to Himself.

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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