Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.
John 8:47 - English Standard Version 2016 Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever is of God listens to God. [Those who belong to God hear the words of God.] This is the reason that you do not listen [to those words, to Me]: because you do not belong to God and are not of God or in harmony with Him. American Standard Version (1901) He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God. Common English Bible God’s children listen to God’s words. You don’t listen to me because you aren’t God’s children.” Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever is of God, hears the words of God. For this reason, you do not hear them: because you are not of God." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God. |
Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.
The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
“Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”
I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.
Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.
By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.