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John 5:39 KJV (With Strong’s)

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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ereunao (Greek #2045)
to seek, i.e. (figuratively) to investigate
KJV usage: search.
Pronounce: er-yoo-nah'-o
Origin: apparently from 2046 (through the idea of inquiry)
t the scriptures
ereunao (Greek #2045)
to seek, i.e. (figuratively) to investigate
KJV usage: search.
Pronounce: er-yoo-nah'-o
Origin: apparently from 2046 (through the idea of inquiry)
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
graphe (Greek #1124)
a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)
KJV usage: scripture.
Pronounce: graf-ay'
; for
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
ye
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
think
dokeo (Greek #1380)
to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
KJV usage: be accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of reputation, seem (good), suppose, think, trow.
Pronounce: dok-eh'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, δόκω (dok'-o) (used only in an alternate in certain tenses; compare the base of 1166) of the same meaning
ye have
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
eternal
aionios (Greek #166)
perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
KJV usage: eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began).
Pronounce: ahee-o'-nee-os
Origin: from 165
life
zoe (Greek #2222)
life (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: life(-time). Compare 5590.
Pronounce: dzo-ay'
Origin: from 2198
: and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
they
ekeinos (Greek #1565)
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
KJV usage: he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also 3778.
Pronounce: ek-i'-nos
Origin: from 1563
are
eisi (Greek #1526)
they are
KJV usage: agree, are, be, dure, X is, were.
Pronounce: i-see'
Origin: 3d person plural present indicative of 1510
u they which testify
martureo (Greek #3140)
to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness.
Pronounce: mar-too-reh'-o
Origin: from 3144
of
peri (Greek #4012)
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
KJV usage: (there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
Pronounce: per-ee'
Origin: from the base of 4008
me
emou (Greek #1700)
of me
KJV usage: me, mine, my.
Pronounce: em-oo'
Origin: a prolonged form of 3449
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Isa. 8:20• 20To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak. (Isa. 8:20)
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Isa. 34:16• 16Search ye in the book of Jehovah and read: not one of these shall fail, one shall not have to seek for the other; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them. (Isa. 34:16)
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Luke 16:29• 29But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them. (Luke 16:29)
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Luke 24:27• 27And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:27)
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1 Peter 1:10‑11• 10Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;
 11searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which belonged to Christ, and the glories after these. (1 Peter 1:10‑11)

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John 5:46• 46for if ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me. (John 5:46)
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John 7:52• 52They answered and said to him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and look, that no prophet arises out of Galilee. (John 7:52)
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Deut. 11:18‑20• 18And ye shall lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
 19And ye shall teach them unto your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up;
 20and write them upon the posts of thy house, and upon thy gates; (Deut. 11:18‑20)
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Deut. 17:18‑19• 18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests, the Levites;
 19and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them; (Deut. 17:18‑19)
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Josh. 1:8• 8This book of the law shall not depart from thy mouth; and thou shalt meditate upon it day and night, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all that is written therein; for then shalt thou have good success in thy ways, and then shalt thou prosper. (Josh. 1:8)
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Psa. 1:2• 2But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psa. 1:2)
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Psa. 119:11,97‑99• 11Thy *word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
 97MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
 98Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
 99I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation. (Psa. 119:11,97‑99)
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Prov. 6:23• 23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: (Prov. 6:23)
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Prov. 8:33‑34• 33hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
 34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. (Prov. 8:33‑34)
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Isa. 8:20• 20To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak. (Isa. 8:20)
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Isa. 34:16• 16Search ye in the book of Jehovah and read: not one of these shall fail, one shall not have to seek for the other; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them. (Isa. 34:16)
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Jer. 8:9• 9The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected Jehovah's word; and what wisdom is in them? (Jer. 8:9)
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Matt. 22:29• 29And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God. (Matt. 22:29)
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Mark 12:10• 10Have ye not even read this scripture, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: (Mark 12:10)
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Luke 16:29,31• 29But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them.
 31And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among the dead will they be persuaded. (Luke 16:29,31)
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Acts 8:32‑35• 32And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.
 33In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
 34And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?
 35And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him. (Acts 8:32‑35)
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Acts 17:11• 11And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so. (Acts 17:11)
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Rom. 3:2• 2Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God. (Rom. 3:2)
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Col. 3:16• 16Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. (Col. 3:16)
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2 Tim. 3:14‑17• 14But *thou*, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and of which thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
 15and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
 16Every scripture is divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;
 17that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work. (2 Tim. 3:14‑17)
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2 Peter 1:19‑21• 19And we have the prophetic word made surer, to which ye do well taking heed (as to a lamp shining in an obscure place) until the day dawn and the morning star arise in your hearts;
 20knowing this first, that the scope of no prophecy of scripture is had from its own particular interpretation,
 21for prophecy was not ever uttered by the will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:19‑21)
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Deut. 32:47• 47For it is no vain word for you, but it is your life, and through this word ye shall prolong your days on the land whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it. (Deut. 32:47)
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Psa. 16:11• 11Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore. (Psa. 16:11)
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Psa. 21:4• 4He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him, length of days for ever and ever. (Psa. 21:4)
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Psa. 36:9• 9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. (Psa. 36:9)
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Psa. 133:3• 3As the dew of Hermon that descendeth on the mountains of Zion; for there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing, life for evermore. (Psa. 133:3)
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Dan. 12:2• 2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt. (Dan. 12:2)
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Matt. 19:16‑20• 16And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
 17And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
 18He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
 19Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
 20The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet? (Matt. 19:16‑20)
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Luke 10:25‑29• 25And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?
 26And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
 27But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.
 28And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.
 29But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour? (Luke 10:25‑29)
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Heb. 11:16,35• 16but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city.
 35Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection; (Heb. 11:16,35)
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John 5:32,36• 32It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.
 36But I have the witness that is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me. (John 5:32,36)
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John 1:45• 45Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth. (John 1:45)
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Deut. 18:15,18• 15Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him shall ye hearken;
 18A prophet will I raise up unto them from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. (Deut. 18:15,18)
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Acts 26:22‑23,27• 22Having therefore met with the help which is from God, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen,
 23namely, whether Christ should suffer; whether he first, through resurrection of the dead, should announce light both to the people and to the nations.
 27King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. (Acts 26:22‑23,27)
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Rom. 1:2• 2(which he had before promised by his prophets in holy writings,) (Rom. 1:2)
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1 Peter 1:10‑11• 10Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;
 11searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which belonged to Christ, and the glories after these. (1 Peter 1:10‑11)
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Rev. 19:10• 10And I fell before his feet to do him homage. And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Do homage to God. For the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. (Rev. 19:10)
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Luke 24:27,44• 27And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
 44And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled. (Luke 24:27,44)
• {v.39-40} The fourth and crowning witness is that of the Scriptures. (“John 5” by W. Kelly)
• Yet are the Scriptures the standing witness of Christ, continually holding Him forth as the revealed resource for man and triumph for God, and this in goodness, not merely in judgment. (“John 5” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Ye searchf the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witnessg concerning me;

JND Translation Notes

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Or "Search." Not command, but appeal.
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Or "are the witness-bearers."

W. Kelly Translation

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Searcha the scriptures, for ye think that ye have in them life eternal; and it is they that bear witness about me.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "Ye search."