Parallel Verses
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.
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
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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 (investigate) (study) the Scriptures because you think that in them you have everlasting life. These Scriptures testify about me.
40
Names
Cross References
Matthew 23:37
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone the messengers who are sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings. But you were not willing!
John 3:19
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world. People loved the darkness rather than the light for their works were evil.
John 6:37
That which the Father gives me will come to me. I will not reject him who comes to me.
Psalm 81:11
My people did not listen to my voice. Israel did not obey me.
Isaiah 49:7
Israel's Holy God and Savior says to the one who is deeply despised, hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect. Princes will also see it and they will bow low to honor you.
Isaiah 50:2
Why was no one here when I came? Why was no one here to answer when I called? Am I too weak to reclaim you? Do I not have the power to rescue you? I dry up the sea with my command, and I turn rivers into deserts. Their fish stink because there is no water, and people die of thirst.
Isaiah 53:1-3
THIS IS THE PEOPHESY ABOUT THE MESSIAH. Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm (power) of Jehovah been revealed?
Matthew 22:3
He sent out his servants to invite guests to the feast, but they would not come.
John 1:11
He came to his own. They did not receive him!
John 5:44
How can you believe? You seek praise and glory from one another? Why do you not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes but for food that offers everlasting life. The Son of man will give you this food. The Father, even God, has set his seal upon him.
John 6:40
For this is the will of my Father. Every one who sees the Son and puts active faith in him will have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:68-69
Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life!
John 7:37-38
On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and shouted in a loud voice: If any man thirst let him come to me and drink.
John 8:45-46
I tell you the truth and you do not believe me.
John 11:25-26
Jesus said: I am the resurrection and the life. He who puts active faith in me will live, even if he dies.
John 12:37-41
Even though he performed many miracles in front of them they did not believe in him.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift from God is everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 John 5:11-13
The testimony is this that God gave us everlasting life and this life is in his Son.
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say: Come And let him who hears say: Come. And let him who is thirsty come. And whoever will, let him drink the water of life freely.