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John 5:38 KJV
John · chapter 5 · verse 38
And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.John 5:38 · King James Version
John 5:38 in context
36But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
37And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- abidingmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- believepisteuōto think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, of the thing…G4100 →
- wordlogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- sentapostellōto order to go to a place appointed, to send away, dismiss, to allow one to depart, that…G649 →
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In these verses our Lord Jesus proves and confirms the commission he had produced, and makes it out that he was sent of God to be the Messiah. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-47