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Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Contemporary English Version

John 8:47

Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus Continued;   Righteous;   Righteousness;   Self-Righteousness;   Unbelief;   The Topic Concordance - Hearing;   Jesus Christ;   Unbelief;   Understanding;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John, gospel of;   Lie;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Authority of Christ;   Children of God;   Communion (2);   Consciousness;   Death of Christ;   Deceit, Deception, Guile;   Ear (2);   Error;   Faith ;   Humanity of Christ;   Regeneration;   Simple, Simplicity ;   Sin (2);   Son of God;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Inspiration;   14 Word Words;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Scripture;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Hear;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Word;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 3;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 21;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Whoever belongs to God accepts what he says. But you don't accept what God says, because you don't belong to God."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He that is of God heareth goddes wordes Ye therfore heare them not because ye are not of God.
Hebrew Names Version
He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don't hear, because you are not of God."
International Standard Version
The one who belongs to God listens to the words of God. The reason you do not listen is because you do not belong to God."John 10:26-27; 1 John 4:6;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
"The one who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."
New Century Version
The person who belongs to God accepts what God says. But you don't accept what God says, because you don't belong to God."
Update Bible Version
He that is of God hears the words of God: for this cause you do not hear [them], because you are not of God.
Webster's Bible Translation
He that is of God, heareth God's words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.
English Standard Version
Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."
World English Bible
He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don't hear, because you are not of God."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
He that is of God, heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Weymouth's New Testament
He who is a child of God listens to God's words. You do not listen to them: and why? It is because you are not God's children."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God.
English Revised Version
He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Berean Standard Bible
Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."
Amplified Bible
"Whoever is of God and belongs to Him hears [the truth of] God's words; for this reason you do not hear them: because you are not of God and you are not in fellowship with Him."
American Standard Version
He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Bible in Basic English
He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.
Complete Jewish Bible
Whoever belongs to God listens to what God says; the reason you don't listen is that you don't belong to God."
Darby Translation
He that is of God hears the words of God: therefore ye hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.
Etheridge Translation
He who is of Aloha the words of Aloha heareth: therefore you hear not, because you are not of Aloha.
Murdock Translation
He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore ye do not hear, because ye are not of God.
King James Version (1611)
He that is of God, heareth Gods words: ye therefore heare them not, because ye are not of God.
New Living Translation
Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don't listen because you don't belong to God."
New Life Bible
Whoever is born of God listens to God's Word. You do not hear His Word because you are not born of God."
New Revised Standard
Whoever is from God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear them is that you are not from God."
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that is of God, heareth Gods wordes: yee therefore heare them not, because ye are not of God.
George Lamsa Translation
He who is of God, hears God''s words; for this reason you do not hear, because you are not of God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that is of God, heareth, the sayings of God; therefore, do, ye, not hear, because, of God, ye are not.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that is of God heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God.
Revised Standard Version
He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He that is of god, heareth gods wordes. Ye therfore heare the not, because ye are not of God.
Good News Translation
He who comes from God listens to God's words. You, however, are not from God, and that is why you will not listen."
Christian Standard Bible®
The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”
King James Version
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Lexham English Bible
The one who is from God listens to the words of God. Because of this you do not listen—because you are not of God."
Literal Translation
The one who is of God hears the Words of God; for this reason you do not hear, because you are not of God.
Young's Literal Translation
he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He that is of God, heareth Gods worde. Therfore heare ye not, because ye are not of God.
Mace New Testament (1729)
he that is of God, does therefore observe what God says: which you do not observe, because ye are not of God.
New English Translation
The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God's words. You don't listen and respond, because you don't belong to God."
New King James Version
He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God."
Simplified Cowboy Version
A child of God understands what God says. You don't understand because you are not a child of God."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."
Legacy Standard Bible
He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."

Contextual Overview

46 Can any of you accuse me of sin? If you cannot, why won't you have faith in me? After all, I am telling you the truth. 47 Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God. 48 The people told Jesus, "We were right to say that you are a Samaritan and that you have a demon in you!" 49 Jesus answered, "I don't have a demon in me. I honor my Father, and you refuse to honor me. 50 I don't want honor for myself. But there is one who wants me to be honored, and he is also the one who judges.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

John 8:37, John 8:43, John 8:45, John 1:12, John 1:13, John 6:45, John 6:46, John 6:65, John 10:26, John 10:27, John 17:6-8, 1 John 3:10, 1 John 4:1-6, 1 John 5:1, 2 John 1:9, 3 John 1:11

Reciprocal: Isaiah 55:3 - hear Jeremiah 25:3 - rising Daniel 12:10 - but the wise Hosea 14:9 - wise Matthew 13:23 - good John 3:34 - he John 5:38 - ye have John 5:42 - that John 7:17 - General John 8:27 - General John 10:20 - why John 18:37 - Every Acts 7:37 - him

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He that is of God,.... Who is born, not of blood, by carnal descent from any person, or of the carnal will, or by the power of freewill, or of the will of the best man in the world; but of God, according to his abundant mercy, of his own will, by the power of his grace; and so has God to be his Father: such an one

heareth God's words; the doctrines of the Gospel, which have God for their author, being of his ordaining, sending, and publishing; and his grace for the matter of them, displayed in election, redemption, justification, pardon, adoption, and eternal salvation, and his glory for the end: now a regenerate man has eyes to see into the glory, loveliness, excellency, suitableness, and usefulness of these things; and he has ears to hear, and a heart to understand them, which others have not; and therefore hears them with pleasure, receives them in the love of them, cordially embraces them by faith, and distinguishes them from the words of man; and puts such of them in practice, as requires it:

ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not of God; because God was not their Father, or they were not born of him, as they boasted; therefore they had not eyes to see, nor ears to hear, nor hearts to understand: and it may as fairly be inferred, that because they did not hear the words of God, therefore they were not of God; for these two necessarily imply each other; it looks very dark on such persons, who neither hear the doctrines of the Gospel externally nor internally.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that is of God - He that loves, fears, and honors God.

Heareth God’s words - Listens to, or attends to the doctrines or commandments of God, as a child who loves his parent will regard and obey his commandments. This is an evidence of true piety. A willingness to receive all that God teaches us and to obey all his commandments, is an undoubted proof that we are his friends, John 14:21; 1Jo 2:4; 1 John 3:24. As the Jews did not show a readiness to obey the commands of God, it proved that they were not of him, and to this was owing their rejection of the Lord Jesus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 47. He that is of God — Meaning probably himself: he who came from God, or was born of God-heareth the words of God-has the constant inspiration of his Spirit, speaks nothing but truth, and cannot possibly err.


 
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