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.

Translations

John 5:39 - 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!

John 5:39 - American Standard Version

Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;

John 5:39 - Bible in Basic English

You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

John 5:39 - Darby Bible

Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;

John 5:39 - English Standard Version

You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,

John 5:39 - King James Version

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

John 5:39 - La Biblia de las Americas

Examináis las Escrituras porque vosotros pensáis que en ellas tenéis vida eterna; y ellas son las que dan testimonio de mì;

John 5:39 - The Message

"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 5:39 - New American Standard Bible

~"(Or (a command) {Search the Scriptures!}) You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;

John 5:39 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Ustedes examinan las Escrituras porque piensan tener en ellas la vida eterna. ¡Y son ellas las que dan testimonio de Mì!

John 5:39 - World English Bible

You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

John 5:39 - Young's Living Translation

`Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;

John 5:39 - Additional Comments

How are we to search the Scriptures?
"First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf." - Martin Luther

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