John 5:39,46
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 5:46 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.
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 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 5:46 King James Version (KJV)
For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
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 5:46 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.
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 5:46 New Century Version (NCV)
If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because Moses wrote about me.
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 5:46 American Standard Version (ASV)
For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me.
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 5:46 New International Version (NIV)
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
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 5:46 New King James Version (NKJV)
For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.
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 5:46 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]
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 5:46 New Living Translation (NLT)
If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.