John 5:47

But if ye believe not to his letters, how shall ye believe to my words? (But if ye do not believe what he wrote, how shall ye believe what I say?)

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In The King James Version

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

In Context

46For if ye believed to Moses, peradventure ye should believe also to me; for he wrote of me. (For if ye believed Moses, perhaps ye would also believe me; for he wrote about me.)

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Cross References

Luke 16:29And Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; hear they them.

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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