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You search the scriptures, because you think you have eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf. NET Bible. You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me, New Revised Standard Version.
- 39 ESV
39 ESV - John 5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you...
- 39 Catholic Bible
The Witness of Scripture 38 And you have not his word...
- 39 KJV
39 KJV - John 5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you...
- 39 NIV
39 NIV - John 5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you...
- 39 NASB
39 NASB - John 5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you...
- 39 NLT
39 NLT - John 5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you...
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It is spoken to us as advising or commanding all Christians...
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(27) Labour not for the meat which perisheth.--This is one...
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John 5:39. ESV You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, NIV You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.
It is spoken to us as advising or commanding all Christians to search the Scriptures. Not only read them, and hear them, but search them; which denotes diligence in examining and studying them. We must search the Scriptures for heaven as our great end; For in them ye think ye have eternal life.
- 2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 64 helpful votes. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
- John 5:39 ESV / 63 helpful votes. You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
- Acts 17:11 ESV / 61 helpful votes. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
- Matthew 22:29 ESV / 37 helpful votes. But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Search the Scriptures - In John 5:39, Jesus said, 'You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life.' To which 'Scripture' was Jesus referring?
John 5:39-47. King James Version. 39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. 40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. 41 I receive not honour from men. 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
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36 Bible Verses about Searching. Most Relevant Verses. Luke 12:16-19. And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’.
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