John 7:17

Plain English Version

If anyone really wants to live God’s way, they will know that those words came from God, and that I did not make them up.

Cross References

Matthew 6:22

Then Jesus told them this picture story. He said, “Your eyes are like lights for your body. They show you where to go. If you always want to look at good things, then you will think about good things, and you will live God’s way. It will be like God is shining his light for you, to help you live his way.

John 3:21

But anyone that lives the right way, comes into the light, so that everyone can see them living God’s way.

John 8:43

Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you don’t want to do what I say. That is the reason why you don’t listen to me.

John 8:44

So, really, your father is the devil, the boss over the bad spirits, and you do anything he wants you to do. He was always a murderer and a liar, and nothing he says is true. Whenever he tells lies, he is just doing what he likes to do. All lies come from him. It is like he is the father of all lies.

John 8:47

The people in God’s family listen properly to his words. But you are not in his family, so you don’t listen to him.”

Acts 17:11

The Jewish people that lived in Beria listened to the message about Jesus, and they wanted to hear more, and they thought about it carefully. They were not like the Jews in Thessalonica. The Beria people read God’s book every day to find out if Paul’s message was true.