John 5:39

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You search the Scriptures, because you think you will find eternal life in them. The Scriptures tell about me,

Cross References

Luke 24:27

Jesus then explained everything written about himself in the Scriptures, beginning with the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets.

Luke 24:44

Jesus said to them, “While I was still with you, I told you that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Books of the Prophets, and in the Psalms had to happen.”

Acts 17:11

The people in Berea were much nicer than those in Thessalonica, and they gladly accepted the message. Day after day they studied the Scriptures to see if these things were true.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered: You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God.

Isaiah 34:16

In The Book of the Lord you can search and find where it is written, “The LORD brought together all his creatures by the power of his Spirit. Not one is missing.”

Acts 13:27

The people of Jerusalem and their leaders didn't realize who Jesus was. And they didn't understand the words of the prophets that they read each Sabbath. So they condemned Jesus just as the prophets had said.

John 5:46

Moses wrote about me, and if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me.

Jeremiah 8:9

Your wise men have rejected what I say, and so they have no wisdom. Now they will be trapped and put to shame; they won't know what to do.

Romans 3:2

It is good in a lot of ways! First of all, God's messages were spoken to the Jews.

Mark 12:10

Surely you know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all.

Revelation 19:10

I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the angel said, “Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by the power of the Spirit.”

Romans 1:2

that he promised long ago by what his prophets said in the holy Scriptures.

Acts 26:27

Then Paul said to Agrippa, “Do you believe what the prophets said? I know you do.”

John 7:52

Then they said, “Nicodemus, you must be from Galilee! Read the Scriptures, and you will find that no prophet is to come from Galilee.”

John 5:32

But there is someone else who speaks for me, and I know what he says is true.

Psalm 36:9

The life-giving fountain belongs to you, and your light gives light to each of us.

Deuteronomy 18:18

So when I want to speak to them, I will choose one of them to be a prophet like you. I will give my message to that prophet, who will tell the people exactly what I have said.

Deuteronomy 18:15

Instead, he will choose one of your own people to be a prophet just like me, and you must do what that prophet says.

John 5:36

But something more important than John speaks for me. I mean the things that the Father has given me to do! All of these speak for me and prove that the Father sent me.

Psalm 119:11

I treasure your word above all else; it keeps me from sinning against you.

Psalm 16:11

You have shown me the path to life, and you make me glad by being near to me. Sitting at your right side, I will always be joyful.

Luke 16:31

So Abraham said, “If they won't pay attention to Moses and the prophets, they won't listen even to someone who comes back from the dead.”

Proverbs 6:23

The Law of the Lord is a lamp, and its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will lead you through life.

Deuteronomy 32:47

The Law isn't empty words. It can give you a long life in the land that you are going to take.”

Hebrews 11:16

But they were looking forward to a better home in heaven. That's why God wasn't ashamed for them to call him their God. He even built a city for them.

Colossians 3:16

Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.

Luke 16:29

Abraham answered, “Your brothers can read what Moses and the prophets wrote. They should pay attention to that.”

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who lie dead in the ground will rise from death. Some of them will be given eternal life, and others will receive nothing but eternal shame and disgrace.

John 1:45

Philip then found Nathanael and said, “We have found the one that Moses and the Prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”

Isaiah 8:20

what it should do.” None of those who talk like that will live to see the light of day!

Psalm 21:4

He asked to live a long time, and you promised him life that never ends.

Psalm 1:2

Instead, the Law of the LORD makes them happy, and they think about it day and night.

Psalm 133:3

It is like the dew from Mount Hermon, falling on Zion's mountains, where the LORD has promised to bless his people with life for evermore.

Hebrews 11:35

Some women received their loved ones back from death. Many of these people were tortured, but they refused to be released. They were sure that they would get a better reward when the dead are raised to life.

Deuteronomy 29:29

The LORD our God hasn't explained the present or the future, but he has commanded us to obey the laws he gave to us and our descendants.

Luke 24:25

Then Jesus asked the two disciples, “Why can't you understand? How can you be so slow to believe all that the prophets said?

John 5:40

but you refuse to come to me for eternal life.

Mark 10:3

Jesus asked them, “What does the Law of Moses say about that?”