John 5:39
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
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John 5:46
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

John 7:52
"Aren't you also from Galilee?" they replied. "Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee."

Deuteronomy 11:18-20
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds, tie them as a sign on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. . . .

Deuteronomy 17:18, 19
When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. . . .

Joshua 1:8
This book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; you are to recite it day and night, so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Psalm 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 119:11, 97-99
I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. . . .

Proverbs 6:23
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

Proverbs 8:33, 34
Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. . . .

Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

Isaiah 34:16
Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.

Jeremiah 8:9
The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and snared. They have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom do they really have?

Matthew 22:29
Jesus replied, "You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Mark 12:10
Have you never read this Scripture: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Luke 16:29, 31
But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.' . . .

Acts 8:32-35
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. . . .

Acts 17:11
Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Romans 3:2
Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.

Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

2 Timothy 3:14-17
But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you learned them. . . .

2 Peter 1:19-21
We also have the message of the prophets, which has been confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to this message, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. . . .

ye think.

Deuteronomy 32:47
For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."

Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

Psalm 21:4
He asked You for life, and You granted it--length of days, forever and ever.

Psalm 36:9
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

Psalm 133:3
It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.

Daniel 12:2
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Matthew 19:16-20
Just then, a man came up to Jesus and inquired, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?" . . .

Luke 10:25-29
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. "Teacher, " he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" . . .

Hebrews 11:16, 35
Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. . . .

they which.

John 5:32, 36
There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid. . . .

John 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

Deuteronomy 18:15, 18
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. . . .

Acts 26:22, 23, 27
But I have had God's help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: . . .

Romans 1:2
which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

1 Peter 1:10, 11
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully, . . .

Revelation 19:10
So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, "Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

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Luke 24:27, 44
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;

King James Bible
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about Me.

International Standard Version
You examine the Scriptures carefully because you suppose that in them you have eternal life. Yet they testify about me.

NET Bible
You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Search the scriptures, for in them you hope that you have eternal life, and they testify concerning Me,
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