John 5:39
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Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
In other translations
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
Greek words
ἐραυνᾶτεeraunateYou diligently searchG2045τὰςtastheG3588γραφάς,graphasScriptures,G1124ὅτιhotiforG3754ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771δοκεῖτεdokeitethinkG1380ἐνeninG1722αὐταῖςautaisthemG846ζωὴνzōēnlifeG2222αἰώνιονaiōnioneternalG166ἔχειν·echeinto have;G2192καὶkaiandG2532ἐκεῖναίekeinaitheseG1565εἰσινeisinare theyG1510αἱhaithoseG3588μαρτυροῦσαιmarturousaibearing witnessG3140περὶpericoncerningG4012ἐμοῦ,emouMe,G1473
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