Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
and you do not wish to come unto me, in order 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.
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.
New Heart English Bible
Yet you will not come to me, 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 Search the Scriptures, because in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify concerning me; 40 and you do not wish to come unto me, in order that you may have life. 41 I do not receive glory with men;
Names
Cross References
Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing!
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light; for their works are evil.
John 6:37
Everything which the Father giveth unto me shall come to me; and him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out.
Matthew 22:3
And he sent his servants to invite those who had been called to the marriage: and they were not willing to come.
John 1:11
He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.
John 5:44
How are you able to believe, receiving glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is with God only?
John 6:27
Labor not for the food that perishes, but the food that abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man gives to you: for this God the Father hath sealed.
John 6:40
For this is the will of my Father, that every one seeing the Son, and believing on Him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up in the last day.
John 6:68-69
Simon Peter responded to Him, Lord, to whom shall we go away? thou hast the words of eternal life;
John 7:37-38
And on the last great day of the feast, Jesus stood and continued to cry out, saying, If any one thirst, let him come and drink.
John 8:45-46
And because I speak the truth, you do not believe me.
John 11:25-26
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life; the one believing on me, though he may die, shall live: and
John 12:37-41
And He having done so many miracles in their presence, they were not believing on Him,
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,
1 John 5:11-13
And this is the testimony, that God has given unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Revelation 22:17
Both the Spirit and the bride are saying, Come. And let the one hearing say, Come. And let the one thirsting come; let the one who is willing receive the water of life freely.