Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The one who belongs to God listens to the words of God. The reason you don't listen is because you don't belong to God."
A Conservative Version
He who is of God hears the sayings of God. Because of this ye do not hear, because ye are not of God.
American Standard Version
He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The person who belongs to God listens to the message from God. The reason you will not listen to it is because you do not belong to God."
Anderson New Testament
He that is of God, hears God's words. For this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.
Common New Testament
He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason you do not hear them is that you are not of God."
Daniel Mace New Testament
he that is of God, does therefore observe what God says: which you do not observe, because ye are not of God.
Darby Translation
He that is of God hears the words of God: therefore ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Godbey New Testament
The one being of God hears the words of God: on account of this you do not hear, because you are not of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
Whoever is sprung from God listens to God's words. The reason you refuse to listen is that you are not sprung from God."
John Wesley New Testament
He that is of God, heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Julia Smith Translation
He being of God hears the words of God: therefore ye hear not, for ye are not of God.
King James 2000
He that is of God hears God's words: you therefore hear them not, because you are not of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The one who is from God listens to the words of God. Because of this you do not listen--because you are not of God."
Modern King James verseion
He who is of God hears God's Words. Therefore you do not hear them because you are not of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that is of God, heareth God's words. Ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God."
Moffatt New Testament
He who belongs to God listens to the words of God; you do not listen to them, because you do not belong to God."
Montgomery New Testament
"He who is from God listens to God's words. For this reason you do not listen, because you are not from God."
NET Bible
The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God's words. You don't listen and respond, because you don't belong to God."
New Heart English Bible
He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you do not hear, because you are not of God."
Noyes New Testament
He that is of God heareth Gods words; for this cause ye do not hear, because ye are not of God.
Sawyer New Testament
He that is of God hears the words of God; you, therefore, hear not, because you are not of God.
The Emphasized Bible
He that is of God, heareth, the sayings of God; therefore, do, ye, not hear, because, of God, ye are not.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He that is of God heareth the words of God: ye therefore do not hear him, because ye are not of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He who comes from God listens to God's teaching; the reason why you do not listen is because you do not come from God."
Webster
He that is of God, heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Weymouth New Testament
He who is a child of God listens to God's words. You do not listen to them: and why? It is because you are not God's children."
Williams New Testament
Whoever is sprung from God listens to what God says. This is why you do not listen to me: you are not sprung from God."
World English Bible
He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don't hear, because you are not of God."
Worrell New Testament
He that is of God hears the words of God; on this account, ye hear them not, because ye are not of God."
Worsley New Testament
He, that is of God, receiveth the words of God; but ye therefore receive them not, because ye are not of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'
Themes
Hearing » Who does not hear God
Hearing » Why some do not hear the word of God
Jesus Christ » The words that jesus Christ spoke
Interlinear
Ek
ἐκ ἐξ
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Usage: 709
Dia
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:47
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Priority Of Jesus Over Abraham
46 Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me? 47 He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God. 48 The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?
Names
Cross References
John 1:12-13
To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:
John 6:45-46
The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.
John 6:65
And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.
John 8:37
I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you.
John 8:43
Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.
John 8:45
But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.
John 10:26-27
But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep.
John 17:6-8
I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.
John 18:37
Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.
1 John 3:10
In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.
1 John 4:1-6
My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 John 5:1
Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.
2 John 1:9
Anyone who goes on and does not keep to the teaching of Christ, has not God: he who keeps to the teaching has the Father and the Son.
3 John 1:11
My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.