John 8:47

Plain English Version

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.”

Cross References

John 12:48

But this will happen to the people that don’t believe in me and don’t take notice of my words. On the day when the world will finish up, they will stand in front of the judge, and the words that I said will make them guilty. You see, they didn’t believe my words, so they will stay guilty for ever.

John 18:37

Then Pilate said, “So it is true that you are a big boss?” Jesus said, “Yes, you said that I am a big boss, and you are right. And I was born into this world so that I can tell everyone God’s true message. If anyone really wants to know the true message, they take notice of the things I say.”

John 5:25

Listen, there are people that are spiritually dead, but I am God’s son, and I am telling you straight, a time is coming when they will hear my voice, and if they listen to me, they will come alive spiritually. And that time is happening now.

John 6:65

So Jesus said to them, “Some of you don’t believe me. That is the reason why I told you before that my father gets some people to come and believe in me. And they are the only people that can come to me.”

John 8:37

I know that you all reckon you belong to Abraham’s family. But you don’t like my message, so you want to kill me.

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 8:45

But I am different. I tell you what is true. But you love lies, so you don’t believe me.