Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
but you refuse to come to me to get possession of 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.
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.
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 keep on searching the Scriptures, for you yourselves suppose that you will get possession of eternal life through them; and yet they are witnesses that testify to me, 40 but you refuse to come to me to get possession of life. 41 I do not accept any honor from men,
Cross References
Matthew 23:37
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!
John 3:19
And the ground for the sentence is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were evil, men have loved darkness more than the light.
John 6:37
All that my Father gives to me will come to me, and I will never, no, never reject anyone who comes to me,
Matthew 22:3
And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding reception, but they refused to come.
John 1:11
He came into His own world, but His own people did not welcome Him.
John 5:44
How can you believe, you who are always accepting honor from one another, but never seek the honor that comes from the one God?
John 6:27
Stop toiling for the food that perishes, but toil for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has given Him authority to do so."
John 6:40
For it is my Father's will that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and that I shall raise him to life on the last day."
John 6:68-69
Simon Peter answered Him, "To whom can we go, Lord? You have the message that gives eternal life,
John 7:37-38
On the last day, the great day, of the feast, Jesus stood and cried aloud, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
John 8:45-46
But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me.
John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life myself. Whoever continues to believe in me will live right on even though he dies,
John 12:37-41
Although He had performed so many wonder-works right before their eyes, they did not believe in Him,
Romans 6:23
For the wages paid by sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 John 5:11-13
And this testimony is that God has given us eternal life, and this life is given through union with His Son.
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." Let everyone who hears this say, "Come." Let everyone who is thirsty come. Let everyone who wishes come and take the living water without any cost.