John 5:39,45-47
John 5:39-40 The Message (MSG)
“You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you’ll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren’t willing to receive from me the life you say you want.
John 5:45-47-45-47 The Message (MSG)
“But don’t think I’m going to accuse you before my Father. Moses, in whom you put so much stock, is your accuser. If you believed, really believed, what Moses said, you would believe me. He wrote of me. If you won’t take seriously what he wrote, how can I expect you to take seriously what I speak?”
John 5:39 King James Version (KJV)
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
John 5:45-47 King James Version (KJV)
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
John 5:39 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me
John 5:45-47 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
John 5:39 New Century Version (NCV)
You carefully study the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. They do in fact tell about me
John 5:45-47 New Century Version (NCV)
Don’t think that I will stand before the Father and say you are wrong. The one who says you are wrong is Moses, the one you hoped would save you. If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because Moses wrote about me. But if you don’t believe what Moses wrote, how can you believe what I say?”
John 5:39 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me
John 5:45-47 American Standard Version (ASV)
Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hope. For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
John 5:39 New International Version (NIV)
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me
John 5:45-47 New International Version (NIV)
“But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”
John 5:39 New King James Version (NKJV)
You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
John 5:45-47 New King James Version (NKJV)
Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
John 5:39 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You search and keep on searching and examining the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and yet it is those [very Scriptures] that testify about Me
John 5:45-47 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Do not think that I [am the One who] will accuse you before the Father. There [already] is one who accuses you: Moses, [the very one] in whom you have placed your hope [for salvation]. For if you believed and relied on [the Scriptures written by] Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me [personally]. [Gen 3:15; 22:18; 49:10; Num 24:17; Deut 18:15] But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
John 5:39 New Living Translation (NLT)
“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!
John 5:45-47 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Yet it isn’t I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes. If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me. But since you don’t believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
John 5:39 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“You are busy analyzing the Scriptures, poring over them hoping to gain eternal life. Everything you read points to me
John 5:45-47 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“I will not accuse you before the Father. The one who will incriminate you is Moses, the very one you claim to obey, the one in whom you trust! If you really believed what Moses has written, then you would embrace me, for Moses wrote about me! But since you do not believe what he wrote, no wonder you don’t believe what I say.”
John 5:39 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me
John 5:45-47 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”