John 5:46
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
45 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.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
- KJV
- For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
- WEB
- For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.
- ASV
- For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me.
- DARBY
- for if ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me.
- BLB
- For if you⁺ were believing Moses, you⁺ would have been believing Me; for he wrote concerning Me.
- ÅB
- For hadde dere trodd Moses, da hadde dere trodd meg; for det er om meg han har skrevet;
- OTB
- Hvis dere hadde tro på Moses, ville dere ha tro på meg, for han skrev om meg.
- B1930
- For hadde I trodd Moses, da hadde I trodd mig; for det er om mig han har skrevet;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:18–19
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Read in contextJohn 1:45
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Read in contextLuke 24:27
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Read in contextNumbers 24:17–18
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Read in contextGenesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Read in contextActs 26:22
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
Read in contextGenesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
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