John 5:38

John 5:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
• New International Version (NIV)nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.

Context of John 5:38

36“But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given me to accomplish. These very works I am doing testify about me that the Father has sent me. 37The Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You have not heard his voice at any time, and you haven’t seen his form. You don’t have his word residing in you, because you don’t believe the one he sent. 39You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me. 40But you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

John 5:38 word by word

καὶ τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔχετε ἐν ὑμῖν μένοντα, ὅτι ὃν ἀπέστειλεν ἐκεῖνος, τούτῳ ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ye haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• notοὐou · noG3756
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• abidingμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• hath sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for John 5:38

• John 5:42but I know you — that you have no love for God within you.
• John 8:37I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place among you.
• John 15:7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.
• Deuteronomy 6:6These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.
• Joshua 1:8This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to meditate on it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do.
• Psalms 119:11I have treasured your word in my heart so that I may not sin against you.
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
• Proverbs 7:1My son, obey my words, and treasure my commands.
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
• James 1:21Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
• 1 John 2:14I have written to you, children, because you have come to know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, God’s word remains in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
• John 5:43I have come in my Father’s name, and yet you don’t accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
• John 1:11He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
• John 3:18Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
• John 12:44Jesus cried out, “The one who believes in me believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says to one who is despised, to one abhorred by people, to a servant of rulers: “Kings will see, princes will stand up, and they will all bow down because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel — and he has chosen you.”

Commentaries on John 5:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Ye have not his word abiding in you - Though ye believe the Scriptures to be of God, yet ye do not let them take hold of your hearts - his word is in your mouth, but not in your mind. What a miserable lot! to read the Scriptures as the true sayings of God, and yet to get no salvation from them! Thy word, says David, ( Psalm 119:11;), have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. This, these Jews had not done. Reader, hast thou?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38His word abiding in you - His law does not abide in you - that is, you do not regard or obey it. This was the “third” thing that he charged them with. 1.They had not obeyed the command of God. 2.They had not regarded his manifestations, either in the times of the old dispensation, or now through the Messiah. 3.They did not yield to what he had said in the revelation of the Old Testament. For whom he hath sent - God had foretold that the Messiah would…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-38Verses 30-38 Our Lord returns to his declaration of the entire agreement between the Father and the Son, and declared himself the Son of God. He had higher testimony than that of John; his works bore witness to all he had said. But the Divine word had no abiding-place in their hearts, as they refused to believe in Him whom the Father had sent, according to his ancient promises. The voice of God, accompanied by the power of the Holy Ghost, thus made…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-40God's law requires more than one witness in a trial (Deuteronomy 17:6). A single person’s word is not enough to prove a case. Jesus recognized this principle. He said that his own testimony needed support from others. So he presented several witnesses who confirmed who he was. These witnesses supported his claims and showed that his message was true.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-3836-38. I have greater witness--rather, "The witness which I have is greater." the works ... bear witness of me--not simply as miracles nor even as a miracle of mercy, but these miracles, as He did them, with a will and a power, a majesty and a grace manifestly His own.Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:38

• Jesus Continued
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Commentaries on John 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings