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

36But it is not only John who shows who I am. There are other things that show it more strongly. My Father has given work to me so that I could finish it. These are the things that I do, and they show who I am. They show clearly that the Father has sent me. 37Also, the Father himself has spoken about me. You have never heard his voice. And you have never seen his shape. I am the one that he has sent. You do not receive his message because you do not believe in me. 39You study carefully what the Bible teaches. You think that those books will give you life with God. And it is true, those books do speak about who I am. 40But then you refuse to come to me so that you may have life with God!

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 what kind of people you are. I know that you do not really love God.
• John 8:37I know that you belong to Abraham's family. But you are looking for a way to kill me. That is because you have no place in yourselves for my words.
• John 15:7You must remain in me, and my teaching must remain in you. Then you may ask for anything that you want. God will do it for you.
• Deuteronomy 6:6Always think about these commands that I am giving you today.
• Joshua 1:8You must keep on speaking about the words of God's law. Think about what it says, all the time. Be careful to obey it. Then you will do well, and you will win.
• Psalms 119:11I always keep your message in my mind, so that I do not do anything bad against you.
• Proverbs 2:1My child, listen to my teaching. Think about my commands.
• Proverbs 7:1My child, remember what I say. Keep my commands in your mind.
• Colossians 3:16Let Christ's message always be in your thoughts, with all the good things that it brings. Use that message to teach and to warn each other. Be very wise as you do that. And also sing all kinds of spiritual songs to praise God. Sing psalms and Christian songs. As you sing, thank God from inside yourselves.
• James 1:21So stop doing disgusting things. Stay away from the wicked things that are all around you. God has put his message deep inside you, and it can save you. So be careful to accept that message.
• 1 John 2:14Yes, my children, I have written to you because you know God, our Father. Fathers, I have written to you because you know Christ. He was already there before the world began. Young men, I have written to you because you are strong. You continue to obey God's message, and you have won against Satan.
• John 5:43I have come with my Father's authority, but you do not accept me. But if someone else comes with his own authority, then you will accept him.
• John 1:11He came to his own place, but his own people did not accept him.
• John 3:18God will not punish anyone who believes in his Son. But if people refuse to believe in the Son, God has already decided that he must punish them. They have not believed in God's one and only Son.
• John 12:44Jesus said in a loud voice, ‘Anyone who believes in me does not believe only in me. That person believes also in the one who sent me.
• Isaiah 49:7The Lord is Israel's Redeemer, their Holy God. Nations refuse to accept his servant. Their people hate him and their rulers have made him their slave. The Lord says to his servant, ‘Kings will see you and they will rise up to respect you. Princes will bend down low in front of you. They will see that the Lord is faithful. He is Israel's Holy God, who has chosen you to serve him.’

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