John 5:47 BSB — MannaFest

John 5:47

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 3 (444)

The verse might appear to a person, and with good reason, to have great obscurity. For he might even without being out of the mark, take to untrue surmises, supposing that the books of Moses excel the words of the Saviour. For the verse hath some such appearance, and as far as one can say, taking it without accurate consideration, it furnishes to the Mosaic writings a more worthy repute than to the words of the Saviour.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

If ye believe not his writings - If you do not credit what he has written which you profess to believe, it is not to be expected that you will believe my declarations. And from this we may learn: 1. That many men who profess to believe the Bible have really no regard for it when it crosses their own views and inclinations. 2. It is our duty to study the Bible, that we may be established in the belief that Jesus is the Messiah.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

This passage concludes our Lord Jesus Christ's wondrous defense of His own divine mission. It is a conclusion worthy of the defense, full of heart-searching appeals to the consciences of His enemies, and rich in deep truths. A mighty sermon is followed by a mighty application. Let us mark, in this passage, the reason why many souls are lost. The Lord Jesus says to the unbelieving Jews—"You will not come to me that you might have life." These words are a golden sentence, which ought to be engraved in our memories, and treasured up in our minds.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἰ	ei	If	G1487 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
τοῖς	tois	<the>	G3588 →
ἐκείνου	ekeinou	in his	G1565 →
γράμμασιν	grammasin	writings	G1121 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
πιστεύετε,	pisteuete	you believe,	G4100 →
πῶς	pōs	how	G4459 →
τοῖς	tois	<the>	G3588 →
ἐμοῖς	emois	in My	G1473 →
ῥήμασιν	rhēmasin	declarations	G4487 →
πιστεύσετε;¶	pisteusete	will you believe?	G4100 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 16:31
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:3
  And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
- John 11:43–53
  After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- Acts 28:23
  So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and…
- Acts 26:28
  Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
- Acts 19:8
  Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
Through
Luke 16:29
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
leads to
- Acts 15:21
  For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
- Luke 24:27
  And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- Luke 16:16
  The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.