John 5:40
38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
- KJV
- And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
- WEB
- Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.
- ASV
- and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
- DARBY
- and ye will not come to me that ye might have life.
- BLB
- and you⁺ are not willing to come to Me so that you⁺ may have life.
- ÅB
- og dere vil ikke komme til meg for å få liv.
- OTB
- likevel vil dere ikke komme til meg for å få liv.
- B1930
- og I vil ikke komme til mig for å få liv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Read in contextJohn 1:11
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Read in contextPsalms 81:11
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
Read in contextJohn 6:37
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Read in contextMatthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Read in contextJohn 7:37–38
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:7
Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Read in contextJohn 8:45–46
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
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