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

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

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

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