John 5:39

New International Reader's Version

You study the Scriptures carefully. You study them because you think they will give you eternal life. The Scriptures you study are a witness about me.

Cross References

Psalm 1:2

Instead, the law of the Lord gives them joy. They think about his law day and night.

Psalm 119:11

I have hidden your word in my heart so that I won’t sin against you.

Psalm 133:3

It’s as if the dew of Mount Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. There the Lord gives his blessing. He gives life that never ends.

Psalm 16:11

You always show me the path of life. You will fill me with joy when I am with you. You will make me happy forever at your right hand.

Psalm 21:4

He asked you for life, and you gave it to him. You promised him days that would never end.

Psalm 36:9

You have the fountain of life. We are filled with light because you give us light.

Proverbs 6:23

Your father’s command is like a lamp. Your mother’s teaching is like a light. And whatever instructs and corrects you leads to life.

Isaiah 34:16

Look in the book of the Lord. Here is what you will read there. None of those animals will be missing. Male and female alike will be there. The Lord himself has commanded it. And his Spirit will gather them together.

Isaiah 8:20

Follow what the Lord taught you and said to you through me. People who don’t speak in keeping with these words will have no hope in the morning.

Jeremiah 8:9

Those who think they are wise will be put to shame. They will become terrified. They will be trapped. They have not accepted my message. So what kind of wisdom do they have?

Daniel 12:2

Many people who lie dead in their graves will wake up. Some will rise up to life that will never end. Others will rise up to shame that will never end.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus replied, “You are mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures. And you do not know the power of God.

Mark 10:3

“What did Moses command you?” he replied.

Mark 12:10

Haven’t you read what this part of Scripture says, “ ‘The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all.

Luke 16:29

“Abraham replied, ‘They have the teachings of Moses and the Prophets. Let your brothers listen to them.’

Luke 16:31

“Abraham said to him, ‘They do not listen to Moses and the Prophets. So they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”

Luke 24:25

Jesus said to them, “How foolish you are! How long it takes you to believe all that the prophets said!

Luke 24:27

Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures. He began with Moses and all the Prophets.

Luke 24:44

Jesus said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you. Everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms must come true.”

John 1:45

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

John 5:32

There is someone else who is a witness in my favor. And I know that what he says about me is true.

John 5:36

“What I say about myself is more important than what John says about me. I am doing the works the Father gave me to finish. These works are a witness that the Father has sent me.

John 5:40

But you refuse to come to me and receive life.

John 5:46

Do you believe Moses? Then you should believe me. He wrote about me.

John 7:52

They replied, “Are you from Galilee too? Look into it. You will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”

Acts 13:27

The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus. By finding him guilty, they made the prophets’ words come true. These are read every Sabbath day.

Acts 17:11

The Berean Jews were very glad to receive Paul’s message. They studied the Scriptures carefully every day. They wanted to see if what Paul said was true. So they were more noble than the Thessalonian Jews.

Acts 26:27

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

Romans 1:2

He promised the good news long ago. He announced it through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures.

Romans 3:2

There is great value in every way! First of all, the Jews have been given the very words of God.

Deuteronomy 18:15

The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me. He will be one of your own people. You must listen to him.

Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise up for them a prophet like you. He will be one of their own people. I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him to say.

Deuteronomy 29:29

The Lord our God keeps certain things hidden. But he makes other things known to us and to our children forever. He does it so we can obey all the words of this law.

Deuteronomy 32:47

They aren’t just useless words for you. They are your very life. If you obey them, you will live in the land for a long time. It’s the land you are going across the Jordan River to take as your own.”

Colossians 3:16

Let the message about Christ live among you like a rich treasure. Teach and correct one another wisely. Teach one another by singing psalms and hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing to God with thanks in your hearts.

Hebrews 11:16

Instead, they longed for a better country. They wanted a heavenly one. So God is pleased when they call him their God. In fact, he has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 11:35

Women received back their dead. The dead were raised to life again. There were others who were made to suffer greatly. But they refused to be set free. They did this so that after death they would be raised to an even better life.

Joshua 1:8

Never stop reading this Book of the Law. Day and night you must think about what it says. Make sure you do everything written in it. Then things will go well with you. And you will have great success.

Revelation 19:10

When I heard this, I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I serve God, just as you do. I am God’s servant, just like believers who hold firmly to what Jesus has taught. Worship God! The Spirit of prophecy tells the truth about Jesus.”