John 5:40

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John 5:38–42 · Berean Standard Bible

38 nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

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

40 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

41 I do not accept glory from men,

42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

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John 12:38

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John 12:40

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John 12:41

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Isaiah 49:7

Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

Isaiah 50:2

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Isaiah 53:2

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John 11:25

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And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

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Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.