John 5:39 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 5:39 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐραυνᾶτε
ereunáō
G2045
to search
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
γραφάς
graphḗ
G1124
Scripture
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
δοκεῖτε
dokéō
G1380
to think
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐταῖς
autós
G846
he
ζωὴν
zōḗ
G2222
life
αἰώνιον
aiṓnios
G166
eternal
ἔχειν
échō
G2192
to have
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐκεῖναί
ekeînos
G1565
that one
εἰσίν
eimí
G1510
to be
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
μαρτυροῦσαι
martyréō
G3140
to testify
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
ἐμοῦ
egṓ
G1473
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
"You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.
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King James Version Public Domain
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and these are the ones testifying about me,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).