John 5:39

New American Bible - revised edition

You search the scriptures, because you think you have eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf.

Cross References

Psalm 1:2

Rather, the law of the Lord is his joy; and on his law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 119:11

In my heart I treasure your promise, that I may not sin against you.

Psalm 133:3

Like dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion. There the Lord has decreed a blessing, life for evermore!

Psalm 16:11

You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever.

Psalm 21:4

For you welcomed him with goodly blessings; you placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

Psalm 36:9

They feast on the rich food of your house; from your delightful stream you give them drink.

Proverbs 6:23

For the command is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs that discipline,

Isaiah 34:16

Search through the book of the Lord and read: not one of these shall be lacking, For the mouth of the Lord has ordered it, and his spirit gathers them there.

Isaiah 8:20

for instruction and testimony?” Surely, those who speak like this are the ones for whom there is no dawn.

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise are put to shame, terrified, and trapped; Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what sort of wisdom do they have?

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake; Some to everlasting life, others to reproach and everlasting disgrace.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus said to them in reply, “You are misled because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God.

Mark 10:3

He said to them in reply, “What did Moses command you?”

Mark 12:10

Have you not read this scripture passage: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;

Luke 16:29

But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’

Luke 16:31

Then Abraham said, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.’”

Luke 24:25

And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!

Luke 24:27

Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures.

Luke 24:44

He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.”

John 1:45

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”

John 5:32

But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true.

John 5:36

But I have testimony greater than John’s. The works that the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.

John 5:40

But you do not want to come to me to have life. Unbelief of Jesus’ Hearers.

John 5:46

For if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me, because he wrote about me.

John 7:52

They answered and said to him, “You are not from Galilee also, are you? Look and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”

Acts 13:27

The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize him, and by condemning him they fulfilled the oracles of the prophets that are read sabbath after sabbath.

Acts 17:11

These Jews were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all willingness and examined the scriptures daily to determine whether these things were so.

Acts 26:27

King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you believe.”

Romans 1:2

which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

Romans 3:2

Much, in every respect. [For] in the first place, they were entrusted with the utterances of God.

Deuteronomy 18:15

A prophet like me will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kindred; that is the one to whom you shall listen.

Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kindred, and will put my words into the mouth of the prophet; the prophet shall tell them all that I command.

Deuteronomy 32:47

For this is no trivial matter for you, but rather your very life; by this word you will enjoy a long life on the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess. Moses Looks upon Canaan.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Hebrews 11:16

But now they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 11:35

Women received back their dead through resurrection. Some were tortured and would not accept deliverance, in order to obtain a better resurrection.

Joshua 1:8

Do not let this book of the law depart from your lips. Recite it by day and by night, that you may carefully observe all that is written in it; then you will attain your goal; then you will succeed.

Revelation 19:10

I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t! I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers who bear witness to Jesus. Worship God. Witness to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” The King of Kings.