KJV King James Version
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
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John 5:40
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
WEB World English Bible
Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.
ASV American Standard Version
and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;
Surrounding context — John 5
37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
41 I receive not honour from men.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
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John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.John 1:11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.John 6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.Psalm 81:11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.John 7:37-38In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.Isaiah 49:7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, [and] the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.John 8:45-46And because I tell [you] the truth, ye believe me not.Romans 6:23For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.John 6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!1 John 5:11-13And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.John 6:68-69Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.John 12:37-41But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.Matthew 22:3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.Isaiah 53:1-3Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
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