John 8:47

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Daniel 12:10

Till a number are tested and make themselves clean; and the evil-doers will do evil; for not one of the evil-doers will have knowledge; but all will be made clear to those who are wise.

John 12:48

He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

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.

John 5:25

For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.

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.

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 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.