KJV King James Version
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] that accuseth you, [even] Moses, in whom ye trust.
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John 5:45
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] that accuseth you, [even] Moses, in whom ye trust.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
WEB World English Bible
“Don’t think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, even Moses, on whom you have set your hope.
ASV American Standard Version
Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hope.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Do not think that I will accuse you unto the Father; there is who is accusing you, Moses—in whom ye have hoped;
Surrounding context — John 5
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.
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] that accuseth you, [even] Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΜὴG3361 · mēnotδοκεῖτεG1380 · dokeōto thinkὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weκατηγορήσωG2723 · katēgoreōto accuseὑμῶνG4771 · suyouπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέρα·G3962 · patērfatherἔστινG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκατηγορῶνG2723 · katēgoreōto accuseὑμῶνG4771 · suyouΜωϋσῆςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesεἰςG1519 · eistowardὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouἠλπίκατε.G1679 · elpizōto hope/expect
Cross-references
Galatians 3:10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.Romans 3:19-20Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.Romans 2:12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;2 Corinthians 3:7-11But if the ministration of death, written [and] engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away:John 9:28-29Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.Romans 10:5-10For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.Matthew 19:7-8They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?John 7:19Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?Romans 2:17-29Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,John 8:9And they which heard [it], being convicted by [their own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, [even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.John 8:5-6Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?Romans 7:9-14For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
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