John 5:39

New Century Version

You carefully study the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. They do in fact tell about me,

Cross References

Psalm 1:2

They love the Lord’s teachings, and they think about those teachings day and night.

Psalm 119:11

I have taken your words to heart so I would not sin against you.

Psalm 133:3

It is like the dew of Mount Hermon falling on the hills of Jerusalem. There the Lord gives his blessing of life forever.

Psalm 16:11

You will teach me how to live a holy life. Being with you will fill me with joy; at your right hand I will find pleasure forever.

Psalm 21:4

He asked you for life, and you gave it to him, so his years go on and on.

Psalm 36:9

You are the giver of life. Your light lets us enjoy life.

Proverbs 6:23

These commands are like a lamp; this teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them will help you have life.

Isaiah 34:16

Look at the Lord’s scroll and read what is written there: None of these will be missing; none will be without its mate. God has given the command, so his Spirit will gather them together.

Isaiah 8:20

You should follow the teachings and the agreement with the Lord. The mediums and fortune-tellers do not speak the word of the Lord, so their words are worth nothing.

Jeremiah 8:9

These wise teachers refused to listen to the word of the Lord, so they are not really wise at all. They will be ashamed. They will be shocked and trapped.

Daniel 12:2

Many people who have already died will live again. Some of them will wake up to have life forever, but some will wake up to find shame and disgrace forever.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered, “You don’t understand, because you don’t know what the Scriptures say, and you don’t know about the power of God.

Mark 10:3

Jesus answered, “What did Moses command you to do?”

Mark 12:10

Surely you have read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.

Luke 16:29

But Abraham said, ‘They have the law of Moses and the writings of the prophets; let them learn from them.’

Luke 16:31

But Abraham said to him, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not listen to someone who comes back from the dead.’ ”

Luke 24:25

Then Jesus said to them, “You are foolish and slow to believe everything the prophets said.

Luke 24:27

Then starting with what Moses and all the prophets had said about him, Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures.

Luke 24:44

He said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything in the law of Moses, the books of the prophets, and the Psalms.”

John 1:45

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

John 5:32

But there is another who tells about me, and I know that the things he says about me are true.

John 5:36

“But I have a proof about myself that is greater than that of John. The things I do, which are the things my Father gave me to do, prove that the Father sent me.

John 5:40

but you refuse to come to me to have that life.

John 5:46

If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because Moses wrote about me.

John 7:52

They answered, “Are you from Galilee, too? Study the Scriptures, and you will learn that no prophet comes from Galilee.” _____________________________ Some of the earliest surviving Greek copies do not contain 7:53—8:11. [

Acts 13:27

Those who live in Jerusalem and their leaders did not realize that Jesus was the Savior. They did not understand the words that the prophets wrote, which are read every Sabbath day. But they made them come true when they said Jesus was guilty.

Acts 17:11

These people were more willing to listen than the people in Thessalonica. The Bereans were eager to hear what Paul and Silas said and studied the Scriptures every day to find out if these things were true.

Acts 26:27

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

Romans 1:2

God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets, as it is written in the Holy Scriptures.

Romans 3:2

Yes, of course, there is in every way. The most important thing is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.

Deuteronomy 18:15

The Lord your God will give you a prophet like me, who is one of your own people. Listen to him.

Deuteronomy 18:18

So I will give them a prophet like you, who is one of their own people. I will tell him what to say, and he will tell them everything I command.

Deuteronomy 29:29

There are some things the Lord our God has kept secret, but there are some things he has let us know. These things belong to us and our children forever so that we will do everything in these teachings.

Deuteronomy 32:47

These should not be unimportant words for you, but rather they mean life for you! By these words you will live a long time in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to take as your own.”

Colossians 3:16

Let the teaching of Christ live in you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and instruct each other by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Hebrews 11:16

But they were waiting for a better country—a heavenly country. So God is not ashamed to be called their God, because he has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 11:35

Women received their dead relatives raised back to life. Others were tortured and refused to accept their freedom so they could be raised from the dead to a better life.

Joshua 1:8

Always remember what is written in the Book of the Teachings. Study it day and night to be sure to obey everything that is written there. If you do this, you will be wise and successful in everything.

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down at the angel’s feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Do not worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers and sisters who have the message of Jesus. Worship God, because the message about Jesus is the spirit that gives all prophecy.”