John 5:39

In 9 translations

BSB

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

KJV

¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

WEB

“You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

ASV

Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;

LSV

You search the Writings, because you think in them to have continuous life, and these are they that are testifying concerning Me;

YLT

'Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;

DBY

Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;

DRC

Search the scriptures, for you think in them to have life everlasting; and the same are they that give testimony of me.

GNV

Searche the Scriptures: for in them ye thinke to haue eternall life, and they are they which testifie of me.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Ἐραυνᾶτε τὰς γραφάς, ὅτι ὑμεῖς δοκεῖτε ἐν αὐταῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχειν· καὶ ἐκεῖναί εἰσιν αἱ μαρτυροῦσαι περὶ ἐμοῦ·

RP2018

Ἐρευνᾶτε τὰς γραφάς, ὅτι ὑμεῖς δοκεῖτε ἐν αὐταῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχειν, καὶ ἐκεῖναί εἰσιν αἱ μαρτυροῦσαι περὶ ἐμοῦ·

TR-Boyd

Ἐρευνᾶτε τὰς γραφάς, ὅτι ὑμεῖς δοκεῖτε ἐν αὐταῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχειν, καὶ ἐκεῖναί εἰσιν αἱ μαρτυροῦσαι περὶ ἐμοῦ·

SCR1894

ερευνατε τας γραφας οτι υμεις δοκειτε εν αυταις ζωην αιωνιον εχειν και εκειναι εισιν αι μαρτυρουσαι περι εμου

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• Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
• Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
• 2 Peter 1:19–21We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above…
• Acts 26:22–23But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to…
• Proverbs 8:33–34Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
• Matthew 22:29Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
• 1 Peter 1:10–11Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He…
• John 5:46If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
• Isaiah 34:16Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.
• 2 Timothy 3:14–17But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them. From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for…
• Acts 13:27The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
• Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
• Jeremiah 8:9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
• Psalms 119:97–99Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation. Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
• Acts 8:32–35The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who…
• Romans 3:2Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.

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