Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
But you are not willing to come to me to have life.
A Conservative Version
And ye will not come to me, so that ye may have life.
American Standard Version
and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But you do not want to come to me [i.e., to believe in me. See verse 38] so that you will have [never ending] life.
Anderson New Testament
and yet you refuse to come to me, that you may have life.
Bible in Basic English
And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.
Common New Testament
Yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.
Daniel Mace New Testament
yet you will not come to me, that ye may have life.
Darby Translation
and ye will not come to me that ye might have life.
Godbey New Testament
and you do not wish to come unto me, in order that you may have life.
Goodspeed New Testament
yet you refuse to come to me for life.
John Wesley New Testament
Yet ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
Julia Smith Translation
And ye wish not to come to me, that ye might have life.
King James 2000
And you will not come to me, that you might have life.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
Modern King James verseion
and you will not come to Me that you might have life.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And yet will ye not come to me that ye might have life.
Montgomery New Testament
"you will not come to me that you may have life.
NET Bible
but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
Noyes New Testament
and ye are not willing to come to me, that ye may have life.
Sawyer New Testament
and you will not come to me that you may have life.
The Emphasized Bible
And yet ye choose not to come unto me, that, life, ye may have.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And, though it is those very Scriptures that bear testimony to me, you refuse to come to me to have life.
Webster
And ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
Weymouth New Testament
and yet you are unwilling to come to me that you may have Life.
Williams New Testament
but you refuse to come to me to get possession of life.
World English Bible
Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.
Worrell New Testament
and ye are not willing to come to Me, that ye may have life.
Worsley New Testament
and they testify of me: and yet ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
Youngs Literal Translation
and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;
Themes
divine Call » Heal persecution of » Refused
God's Call » Examples of Leadership » Refused by men
Receiving » Who did not receive jesus Christ
Scripture » The scriptures testifying of jesus Christ
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about John 5:40
Devotionals containing John 5:40
Word Count of 36 Translations in John 5:40
Images John 5:40
Prayers for John 5:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
Further Testimony About The Son
39 You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me. 40 Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life. 41 I do not receive glory from men.
Cross References
Matthew 23:37
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not.
John 3:19
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
John 6:37
All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. Him who comes to me I will in no way throw out.
Psalm 81:11
But my people did not listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.
Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of the LORD who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."
Isaiah 50:2
Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can't redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.
Isaiah 53:1-3
LORD, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
Matthew 22:3
and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
John 1:11
He came to his own, and those who were his own did not receive him.
John 5:44
How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 6:27
Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."
John 6:40
This is the will of my Father who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
John 6:68-69
Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
John 7:37-38
Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
John 8:45-46
But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
John 12:37-41
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him,
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 John 5:11-13
The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." He who hears, let him say, "Come." He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.