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Berean Standard Bible

“You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,”

John 5:39

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Jesus has healed a man at the pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath, and some Jewish leaders are seeking to kill him. He answers them by pointing to witnesses who testify about him, including John the Baptist, his works and the Father.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

World English Bible (WEB)

“You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

King James Version (KJV)

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'You search the Writings, because you think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Escudriñad las Escrituras, porque á vosotros os parece que en ellas tenéis la vida eterna; y ellas son las que dan testimonio de mí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Ustedes estudian con cuidado las Escrituras porque piensan que en ellas hallan la vida eterna. Y son ellas las que hablan de mí.

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