John 5:39

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers


King James Version

Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.
New King James Version

“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
New American Standard Bible

“You search the Scriptures (or, Search the Scriptures! – imperative), because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me;
New International Version

You diligently study (or, Study diligently – the imperative) the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about Me,
The Amplified Bible

You search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them. And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me!
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

You are always searching the Scriptures, because, as for you, you think that in them you are having life eternal. And those are the ones which testify concerning Me.
Phillips’ Modern English

You pore over the Scriptures for you imagine that you will find eternal life in them. All the time they give their testimony to Me,
Williams’ Language of the People

“You keep on searching the Scriptures, for you yourselves suppose that you will get possession of eternal life through them; and yet they are witnesses that testify to Me,
KJV with Strong's Numbers

Search 2045 the 3588 Scriptures; 1124 for 3754 in 1722 them 846 ye 5210 think 1380 ye have 2192 eternal 166 life: 2222 and 2532 they 1565 are 1526 they which testify 3140 of 4012 Me. 1700
Jn. 5:38 π Jn. 5:40
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See Also:


Writings on the Paidion Books Site
That Reference This Scripture

  1. Doing the Will of God - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) A study in the New Testament about the importance of doing the will of God.

  2. If I Were the Devil - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) If you were the devil, what would you do to defeat God’s judgment and purpose against you and show that you are like the Most High?

  3. In His Rest - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at resting in God.

  4. The Inerrant Word of God - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Paul’s prophecy that many will turn their ears away from the truth and be turned aside to fables fulfilled in mainstream “Christianity” on such a widespread scale that it is all but impossible to conclude that this is the time of the apostasy.

  5. King James Only - Neil Girrard Some groups insist on reading the King James Bible only – what is that all about?

  6. Knowledge, Obedience and Overcoming Deception - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Some see the vast difference between the book of Acts and modern churchianity and offer the simple remedy of going out to preach and lay hands on the sick as is found in the book of Acts. Will that be enough?

  7. Mighty in the Scriptures - Neil Girrard William Beck, a translator of the New Testament, called for men like Apollos who were mighty in the Scriptures. But will that really help us?

  8. No Lie Is of the Truth - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Every lie we discover embedded in our thinking can and even must be discarded.

  9. Nothing New - Neil Girrard A look at how the devil’s strategies to entrap the body of Christ really haven’t changed over the centuries.

  10. Opening Spiritual Ears - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) The ear that hears what God is saying is one of the most important things that accompany salvation. So why is this truth so often explained away or ridiculed?

  11. A Slippery Slope - Neil Girrard Like Francis Schaeffer’s How Shall We Then Live?, Frank Viola's wonderful historical analysis in Pagan Christianity is tainted by the short-comings of the last chapter.

  12. To Live For - Neil Girrard What is that we really live for?

  13. Where Did the Prophets Go? - A Review - Neil Girrard The author of this book asks a good question but his answers fall far short of the full counsel of God.

  14. 2. Your Father the Devil; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard Anyone who is a tool in the hands of Satan for any kind of divisiveness and destruction or who imitates the arrogance and rebellious nature of Satan is simply a son of Satan, a tare among the wheat.
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