John 5:47

Green's Literal Translation

But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My Words?

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
But you don't believe what he wrote, so you can't believe what I say."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But now ye beleve not his writinge: how shall ye beleve my wordes.

Hebrew Names Version
But if you don't believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

International Standard Version
But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe my words?"

New American Standard Bible
"But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

New Century Version
But if you don't believe what Moses wrote, how can you believe what I say?"

Update Bible Version
But if you do not believe his writings, how shall you believe my words?

Webster's Bible Translation
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

English Standard Version
But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

World English Bible
But if you don't believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Weymouth's New Testament
But if you disbelieve his writings, how are you to believe my words?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But if ye bileuen not to hise lettris, hou schulen ye bileue to my wordis?

English Revised Version
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Berean Standard Bible
But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"

Contemporary English Version
But if you don't believe what Moses wrote, how can you believe what I say?

Amplified Bible
"But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

American Standard Version
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Bible in Basic English
If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?

Complete Jewish Bible
But if you don't believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"

Darby Translation
But if ye do not believe his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Etheridge Translation
But if his writings you believe not, how my words will you believe ?

Murdock Translation
But if ye believe not his writings, how will ye believe my words?

King James Version (1611)
But if ye beleeue not his writings, how shall ye beleeue my words?

New Living Translation
But since you don't believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"

New Life Bible
If you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe My Words?"

New Revised Standard
But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
But if ye beleeue not his writings, how shal ye beleeue my wordes?

George Lamsa Translation
If you do not believe his writings, how then can you believe my words?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, if, in his writings, ye are not believing, how, in my sayings, will ye believe?

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?

Revised Standard Version
But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But yf ye beleue not his wrytynges, howe shall ye beleue my wordes?

Good News Translation
But since you do not believe what he wrote, how can you believe what I say?"

Christian Standard Bible®
But if you don’t believe what he wrote,

King James Version
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Lexham English Bible
But if you do not believe that one's writings, how will you believe my words?"

Young's Literal Translation
but if his writings ye believe not, how shall ye believe my sayings?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf ye beleue not his wrytinges, how shal ye beleue my wordes?

Mace New Testament (1729)
but if you don't believe what he has writ, how should you believe what I say?

New English Translation
But if you do not believe what Moses wrote, how will you believe my words?"

New King James Version
But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
But since you won't even believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

Legacy Standard Bible
But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

Contextual Overview

³¹ If I witness concerning Myself, My witness is not true; ³² it is Another that witnesses concerning Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses concerning Me is true. ³³ You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. ³⁴ But I do not receive witness from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. ³⁵ That one was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to exult in his light for an hour. ³⁶ But I have the greater witness than John's, for the works which the Father has given Me, that I should finish them, the works which I do, themselves, witness concerning Me, that the Father has sent Me. ³⁷ And the Father, the One sending Me, has Himself borne witness concerning Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor have you seen His form. ³⁸ And you do not have His Word abiding in you, for the One whom that One sent, this One you do not believe. ³⁹ You search the Scriptures, for you think in them you have everlasting life. And they are the ones witnessing concerning Me. ⁴⁰ And you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

Bible Verse Review
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if ye believe not his writings,.... They believed them to be his writings, and that they were the word of God, and yet did not believe the things contained in them, respecting Christ; or did not see, and could not believe that they belonged unto, and were applicable to Jesus of Nazareth; and therefore it could not be supposed they would give credit to him, or his words:

how shall ye believe my words? not that Moses was greater than Christ, or rather to be credited than he; Moses indeed was faithful, but Christ was worthy of more honour and credit than he was; Moses was but a servant, but Christ was a son in his own house: but this is said with respect to the Jews, with whom Moses was in great veneration and esteem; and it was more likely they should regard what he should say, than what Jesus of Nazareth should, whom they despised.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If ye believe not his writings - If you do not credit what he has written which you profess to believe, it is not to be expected that you will believe my declarations. And from this we may learn:

1. That many men who profess to believe the Bible have really no regard for it when it crosses their own views and inclinations.
2. It is our duty to study the Bible, that we may be established in the belief that Jesus is the Messiah.
3. The prophecies of the Old Testament are conclusive proofs of the truth of the Christian religion.
4. He that rejects one part of the Bible, will, for the same reason, reject all.
5. The Saviour acknowledged the truth of the writings of Moses, built his religion upon them, appealed to them to prove that he was the Messiah, and commanded men to search them. We have the testimony of Jesus, therefore, that the Old Testament is a revelation from God. He that rejects his testimony on This subject must reject his authority altogether; and it is vain for any man to profess to believe in the New Testament, or in the Lord Jesus, without also acknowledging the authority of the Old Testament and of Moses.

We have in this chapter an instance of the profound and masterly manner in which Jesus could meet and silence his enemies. There is not anywhere a more conclusive argument, or a more triumphant meeting of the charges which they had brought against him. No one can read this without being struck with his profound wisdom; and it is scarcely possible to conceive that there could be a more distinct declaration and proof that he was equal with God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 5:47. But if ye believe not his writings, c.] If you lay them not to heart - if you draw not those conclusions from them which their very letter, as well as their spirit, authorizes you to draw, how shall ye believe my words, against which ye have taken up the most ungrounded prejudice? It is no wonder that we find the Jews still in the gall of bitterness, and bond of iniquity: as they believe not Moses and the prophets, in reference to the Messiah, it is no marvel that they reject Christ and the apostles. Till they see and acknowledge, from the law and the prophets, that Christ must have come, they will never believe the Gospel. St. Paul says, 2 Corinthians 3:15, that even until this day, when Moses (i.e. the law) is read, the VEIL is upon their hearts:- so that they see not to the end of that which is abolished: 2 Corinthians 3:13. Nor will this veil be taken away, till they turn from worldly gain and atheism (which appears to be their general system) to the Lord, 2 Corinthians 3:16 and then the light of the glory of God shall shine on them in the face (through the mediation and merits) of Jesus Christ.

It appears that this discourse of our Lord had effectually confounded these Jews, for they went away without replying-a manifest proof they had nothing to say.

1. IN all periods of their history, the Jews were both an incredulous and disobedient people: perhaps it was on this ground that God first chose them to be keepers of his testimonies; for had they not had the most incontrovertible proofs that God did speak, they would neither have credited nor preserved his oracles.

Their incredulity is, therefore, no mean proof of the Divine authority of the law and the prophets. The apostles, who were all Jews, partook deeply of the same spirit, as various places in the Gospel prove; and, had not they had the fullest evidence of the divinity of their Master, they would not have believed, much less have sealed the truth with their blood. Thus their incredulity is a strong proof of the authenticity of the Gospel.

2. When a man, through prejudice, bigotry, or malevolence, is determined to disbelieve, both evidence and demonstration are lost upon him: he is incapable of conviction, because he is determined not to yield. This was, this is, the case with the Jews - there are facts before their eyes sufficient to convince and confound them; but they have made a covenant with unbelief, and therefore they continue blind, ignorant, and wicked; obstinately closing their eyes against the light; and thus the wrath of God is coming upon them to the very uttermost. But shall not a rebellious and wicked Christian be judged worthy of more punishment? Certainly: for he professes to believe that truth which is able to make him wise unto salvation, by faith in Jesus Christ. Reader, it is an awful thing to trifle with the Gospel! - the God of it is pure, jealous, and holy. Come unto him and implore forgiveness of thy past sins, that thou mayest have eternal life.