Berean Standard Bible

John 5:39

“You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,”

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³⁷And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

³⁸Nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

³⁹You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

⁴⁰Yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

⁴¹I do not accept glory from men,

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