John 5:39-40 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

³⁹You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

⁴⁰yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

— John 5:39-40

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Illustration of John 5:39-40 NLT -- [Jesus said,] "You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life."

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