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John 5:39-44 MWT You search the Scriptures in detail because you think you have the source of eternal life in them. These Scriptures testify on my behalf. (40) Yet, you don't want to come to me to get eternal life (simply by reading and building faith in the four Gospels accounting Jesus's life and teachings - Mark 3:31-35). (41) "I don't accept praise from humans. (42) But I know what kind of people you are. You don't have any love for God. (43) I have come with the authority my Father has given me, but you don't accept me. If someone else comes with his own authority, you will accept him. (44) How can you believe when you accept each other's praise and don't look for the praise that comes from the only God?
John 5:39-44 GNB You study the Scriptures, because you think that in them you will find eternal life. And these very Scriptures speak about me! (40) Yet you are not willing to come to me in order to have life. (41) "I am not looking for human praise. (42) But I know what kind of people you are, and I know that you have no love for God in your hearts. (43) I have come with my Father's authority, but you have not received me; when, however, someone comes with his own authority, you will receive him. (44) You like to receive praise from one another, but you do not try to win praise from the one who alone is God; how, then, can you believe me?
John 5:39-44 ESV You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, (40) yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. (41) I do not receive glory from people. (42) But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. (43) I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. (44) How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 5:39-44 CEV
(39) You search the Scriptures, because you think you will find eternal life in them. The Scriptures tell about me,
(40) but you refuse to come to me for eternal life.
(41) I don't care about human praise,
(42) but I do know that none of you love God.
(43) I have come with my Father's authority, and you have not welcomed me. But you will welcome people who come on their own.
(44) How could you possibly believe? You like to have your friends praise you, and you don't care about praise that the only God can give!
John 5:39-44 BBE
(39) You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.
(40) And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.
(41) I do not take honour from men;
(42) But I have knowledge of you that you have no love for God in your hearts.
(43) I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.
(44) How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
John 5:39-44 NWT
. . ."You are searching the Scriptures, because you think that by means of them you will have everlasting life; and these are the very ones that bear witness about me. 40 And yet you do not want to come to me that you may have life. 41 I do not accept glory from men, 42 but I well know that you do not have the love of God in you. 43 I have come in the name of my Father, but you do not receive me; if someone else arrived in his own name, you would receive that one. 44 How can you believe, when you are accepting glory from one another and you are not seeking the glory that is from the only God?"
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation