Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And ye wish not to come to me, that ye might have life.

New American Standard Bible

and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

King James Version

And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

Holman Bible

And you are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life.

International Standard Version

But you are not willing to come to me to have life.

A Conservative Version

And ye will not come to me, so that ye may have life.

American Standard Version

and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

Amplified

and still you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

An Understandable Version

But you do not want to come to me [i.e., to believe in me. See verse 38] so that you will have [never ending] life.

Anderson New Testament

and yet you refuse to come to me, that you may have life.

Bible in Basic English

And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.

Common New Testament

Yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.

Daniel Mace New Testament

yet you will not come to me, that ye may have life.

Darby Translation

and ye will not come to me that ye might have life.

Godbey New Testament

and you do not wish to come unto me, in order that you may have life.

Goodspeed New Testament

yet you refuse to come to me for life.

John Wesley New Testament

Yet ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

King James 2000

And you will not come to me, that you might have life.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

Modern King James verseion

and you will not come to Me that you might have life.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And yet will ye not come to me that ye might have life.

Montgomery New Testament

"you will not come to me that you may have life.

NET Bible

but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

New Heart English Bible

Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.

Noyes New Testament

and ye are not willing to come to me, that ye may have life.

Sawyer New Testament

and you will not come to me that you may have life.

The Emphasized Bible

And yet ye choose not to come unto me, that, life, ye may have.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And, though it is those very Scriptures that bear testimony to me, you refuse to come to me to have life.

Webster

And ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

Weymouth New Testament

and yet you are unwilling to come to me that you may have Life.

Williams New Testament

but you refuse to come to me to get possession of life.

World English Bible

Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.

Worrell New Testament

and ye are not willing to come to Me, that ye may have life.

Worsley New Testament

and they testify of me: and yet ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

Youngs Literal Translation

and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ye will
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

to
πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

me
μέ 
me 
me, I, my, not tr
Usage: 122

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

ye might have
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 5:40

Devotionals containing John 5:40

Images John 5:40

Prayers for John 5:40

Context Readings

Further Testimony About The Son

39 Search the writings; for ye think in them to have eternal life: and these are they testifying of me. 40 And ye wish not to come to me, that ye might have life. 41 I receive not glory from man.

Cross References

Matthew 23:37

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to her; how often did I wish to gather thy children together, which manner a bird gathers together her young broods under the wings, and ye would not!

John 3:19

And this is the judgment, that light has come into the world, and men rather loved darkness than light, for their works were evil.

John 6:37

All that the Father gives me shall come to me; and he coming to me I will not cast out.

Psalm 81:11

And my people heard not to my voice; and Israel was not inclined to me.

Isaiah 49:7

Thus said Jehovah redeeming Israel, his Holy One, to the despised of soul, to him being abhorred of the nations, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and princes arose, and they shall worship him for sake of Jehovah who was faithful, the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

Isaiah 50:2

Wherefore, I came, and no man? I called and none answered. Being short, was my hand shortened from redeeming? and if not power in me to deliver behold, in my rebuke I will dry up the sea; I will set the rivers a desert: their fish shall stink from no water, and they shall die with thirst

Isaiah 53:1-3

Who believed in our report? and to whom was the arm of Jehovah uncovered?

Matthew 22:3

And he sent his servants to those having been called to the nuptial feast: and they would not come.

John 1:11

He came to his own things, and his own received him not.

John 5:44

How can ye believe, receiving glory from one another, and ye seek not the glory that from God alone?

John 6:27

Work not for food perishing, but food remaining to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you: for him God the Father sealed.

John 6:40

And this is the will of him having sent me, that every one seeing the Son, and believing in him, should have eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:68-69

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go away? thou hast the words of eternal life.

John 7:37-38

In the last day, the great one of the festival, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any thirst, let him come to me, and drink.

John 8:45-46

And because I say the truth, ye believe me not.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, I am the rising up, and life: he believing in me, though he die, shall live.

John 12:37-41

And he having done so many signs before them, they did not believe in him:

Romans 6:23

For the purchasing the provisions of sin, death; and the grace of God, life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 John 5:11-13

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

Revelation 22:17

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him hearing say, Come. And let him thirsting come. And let him wishing, take the water of life freely.

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