John 5:47 KJV — MannaFest

John 5:47

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

KJV

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ASV

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

WEB

But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

YLT

but if his writings ye believe not, how shall ye believe my sayings?'

DBT

But if ye do not believe his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

About this book

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John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).

Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

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2 verses on the floor

Luke 16:31
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Luke 16:29
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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The Cure at the Pool of Bethesda. 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

if another shall come, &c.--How strikingly has this been verified in the history of the Jews! "From the time of the true Christ to our time, sixty-four false Christs have been reckoned by whom they have been deceived" [BENGEL].

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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