John 10:25 Jesus answered, “I told you, but you don’t believe. Everything I have done has been authorized by my Father, actions that speak louder than words. You don’t ...

10:25 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - Jesus answered, “I told you, but you don’t believe. Everything I have done has been authorized by my Father, actions that speak louder than words. You don’t believe because you’re not my sheep. My sheep recognize my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them real and eternal life. They are protected from the Destroyer for good. No one can steal them from out of my hand. The Father who put them under my care is so much greater than the Destroyer and Thief. No one could ever get them away from him. I and the Father are one heart and mind.”
新标点和合本 - 耶稣回答说：“我已经告诉你们，你们不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以为我作见证；
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶稣回答他们：“我已经告诉你们，你们却不信。我奉我父的名所行的事可以为我作见证。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶稣回答他们：“我已经告诉你们，你们却不信。我奉我父的名所行的事可以为我作见证。
当代译本 - 耶稣回答说：“我已经告诉你们了，你们却不信。我奉我父的名所行的神迹也为我做见证，
圣经新译本 - 耶稣对他们说：“我已经告诉你们，你们却不相信；我奉我父的名所作的事，可以为我作证。
中文标准译本 - 耶稣回答：“我告诉过你们，你们却不相信。我奉我父的名所行的这些事为我做见证；
现代标点和合本 - 耶稣回答说：“我已经告诉你们，你们不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以为我作见证，
和合本（拼音版） - 耶稣回答说：“我已经告诉你们，你们不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以为我作见证。
New International Version - Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me,
New International Reader's Version - Jesus answered, “I did tell you. But you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name are a witness for me.
English Standard Version - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,
New Living Translation - Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name.
Christian Standard Bible - “I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
New American Standard Bible - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me.
New King James Version - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.
Amplified Bible - Jesus answered them, “I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am].
American Standard Version - Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, these bear witness of me.
King James Version - Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
New English Translation - Jesus replied, “I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
World English Bible - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.
新標點和合本 - 耶穌回答說：「我已經告訴你們，你們不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以為我作見證；
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶穌回答他們：「我已經告訴你們，你們卻不信。我奉我父的名所行的事可以為我作見證。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶穌回答他們：「我已經告訴你們，你們卻不信。我奉我父的名所行的事可以為我作見證。
當代譯本 - 耶穌回答說：「我已經告訴你們了，你們卻不信。我奉我父的名所行的神蹟也為我作見證，
聖經新譯本 - 耶穌對他們說：“我已經告訴你們，你們卻不相信；我奉我父的名所作的事，可以為我作證。
呂振中譯本 - 耶穌回答他們說：『我告訴過你們了，你們不信；我奉我父的名所行的這些事為我作見證；
中文標準譯本 - 耶穌回答：「我告訴過你們，你們卻不相信。我奉我父的名所行的這些事為我做見證；
現代標點和合本 - 耶穌回答說：「我已經告訴你們，你們不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以為我作見證，
文理和合譯本 - 耶穌曰、我曾告爾、而爾弗信、我以父名而行者證我矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌曰、我曾告爾、我託父名行者、可為我證、而爾不信、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌曰、我曾告爾、而爾不信、我託我父之名所行之事、為我作證、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌曰：『予昔已告爾、而爾不之信也。予因吾父之名、所行諸事、已足為予證明、
Nueva Versión Internacional - —Ya se lo he dicho a ustedes, y no lo creen. Las obras que hago en nombre de mi Padre son las que me acreditan,
현대인의 성경 - 그래서 예수님은 그들에게 이렇게 대답하셨다. “내가 이미 말했어도 너희는 믿지 않고 있다. 내가 아버지의 이름으로 하고 있는 이 일들이 나를 증거하고 있다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Иисус ответил: – Я уже говорил вам, но вы не поверили. Обо Мне свидетельствуют дела, которые Я совершаю от имени Моего Отца.
Восточный перевод - Иса ответил: – Я уже говорил вам, но вы не поверили. Обо Мне свидетельствуют дела, которые Я совершаю от имени Моего Отца.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Иса ответил: – Я уже говорил вам, но вы не поверили. Обо Мне свидетельствуют дела, которые Я совершаю от имени Моего Отца.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Исо ответил: – Я уже говорил вам, но вы не поверили. Обо Мне свидетельствуют дела, которые Я совершаю от имени Моего Отца.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - – Je vous l’ai déjà dit, leur répondit Jésus, mais vous ne croyez pas. Pourtant, vous avez vu les actes que j’accomplis au nom de mon Père : ce sont eux qui témoignent en ma faveur.
リビングバイブル - 彼らの質問に、イエスはお答えになりました。「そのことならもう話しました。あなたがたは信じませんでしたが。わたしは、父の御名によって何度も奇跡を行ったでしょう。証拠はそれで十分なはずです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε· τὰ ἔργα ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρός μου ταῦτα μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ·
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε. τὰ ἔργα ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Πατρός μου, ταῦτα μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ,
Nova Versão Internacional - Jesus respondeu: “Eu já disse, mas vocês não creem. As obras que eu realizo em nome de meu Pai falam por mim,
Hoffnung für alle - »Ich habe es euch schon gesagt, aber ihr wollt mir ja nicht glauben«, antwortete Jesus. »All das, was ich im Auftrag meines Vaters tue, beweist, wer ich bin.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu đáp: “Ta đã nói mà các ông không tin. Bao nhiêu phép lạ Ta nhân danh Cha thực hiện đều là bằng chứng hiển nhiên.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระเยซูตรัสตอบว่า “เราได้บอกพวกท่านแล้วแต่พวกท่านไม่เชื่อ การอัศจรรย์ต่างๆ ที่เราทำในพระนามของพระบิดาของเราเป็นพยานให้แก่เรา
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระเยซูตอบพวกเขาว่า “เราบอกพวกท่านแต่ท่านไม่เชื่อ สิ่งที่เรากระทำในพระนามของพระบิดาของเรายืนยันอยู่

交叉引用

John 20:30 - Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written down in this book. These are written down so you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of believing, have real and eternal life in the way he personally revealed it.
Acts 2:22 - “Fellow Israelites, listen carefully to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man thoroughly accredited by God to you—the miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him are common knowledge—this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law into their own hands, and was handed over to you. And you pinned him to a cross and killed him. But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him. David said it all: I saw God before me for all time. Nothing can shake me; he’s right by my side. I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope. I know you’ll never dump me in Hades; I’ll never even smell the stench of death. You’ve got my feet on the life-path, with your face shining sun-joy all around.
John 14:11 - “Believe me: I am in my Father and my Father is in me. If you can’t believe that, believe what you see—these works. The person who trusts me will not only do what I’m doing but even greater things, because I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the same work to do that I’ve been doing. You can count on it. From now on, whatever you request along the lines of who I am and what I am doing, I’ll do it. That’s how the Father will be seen for who he is in the Son. I mean it. Whatever you request in this way, I’ll do.
John 8:12 - Jesus once again addressed them: “I am the world’s Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in.”
John 5:17 - But Jesus defended himself. “My Father is working straight through, even on the Sabbath. So am I.”
John 5:18 - That really set them off. The Jews were now not only out to expose him; they were out to kill him. Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was calling God his own Father, putting himself on a level with God.
John 5:19 - So Jesus explained himself at length. “I’m telling you this straight. The Son can’t independently do a thing, only what he sees the Father doing. What the Father does, the Son does. The Father loves the Son and includes him in everything he is doing.
John 5:20 - “But you haven’t seen the half of it yet, for in the same way that the Father raises the dead and creates life, so does the Son. The Son gives life to anyone he chooses. Neither he nor the Father shuts anyone out. The Father handed all authority to judge over to the Son so that the Son will be honored equally with the Father. Anyone who dishonors the Son, dishonors the Father, for it was the Father’s decision to put the Son in the place of honor.
John 5:24 - “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.
John 5:25 - “It’s urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived—I mean right now!—when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive. Just as the Father has life in himself, he has conferred on the Son life in himself. And he has given him the authority, simply because he is the Son of Man, to decide and carry out matters of Judgment.
John 5:28 - “Don’t act so surprised at all this. The time is coming when everyone dead and buried will hear his voice. Those who have lived the right way will walk out into a resurrection Life; those who have lived the wrong way, into a resurrection Judgment.
John 5:30 - “I can’t do a solitary thing on my own: I listen, then I decide. You can trust my decision because I’m not out to get my own way but only to carry out orders. If I were simply speaking on my own account, it would be an empty, self-serving witness. But an independent witness confirms me, the most reliable Witness of all. Furthermore, you all saw and heard John, and he gave expert and reliable testimony about me, didn’t he?
John 5:34 - “But my purpose is not to get your vote, and not to appeal to mere human testimony. I’m speaking to you this way so that you will be saved. John was a torch, blazing and bright, and you were glad enough to dance for an hour or so in his bright light. But the witness that really confirms me far exceeds John’s witness. It’s the work the Father gave me to complete. These very tasks, as I go about completing them, confirm that the Father, in fact, sent me. The Father who sent me, confirmed me. And you missed it. You never heard his voice, you never saw his appearance. There is nothing left in your memory of his Message because you do not take his Messenger seriously. * * *
John 5:39 - “You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you’ll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren’t willing to receive from me the life you say you want.
John 5:41 - “I’m not interested in crowd approval. And do you know why? Because I know you and your crowds. I know that love, especially God’s love, is not on your working agenda. I came with the authority of my Father, and you either dismiss me or avoid me. If another came, acting self-important, you would welcome him with open arms. How do you expect to get anywhere with God when you spend all your time jockeying for position with each other, ranking your rivals and ignoring God?
John 8:58 - “Believe me,” said Jesus, “I am who I am long before Abraham was anything.”

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - Jesus answered, “I told you, but you don’t believe. Everything I have done has been authorized by my Father, actions that speak louder than words. You don’t believe because you’re not my sheep. My sheep recognize my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them real and eternal life. They are protected from the Destroyer for good. No one can steal them from out of my hand. The Father who put them under my care is so much greater than the Destroyer and Thief. No one could ever get them away from him. I and the Father are one heart and mind.”
新标点和合本 - 耶稣回答说：“我已经告诉你们，你们不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以为我作见证；
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶稣回答他们：“我已经告诉你们，你们却不信。我奉我父的名所行的事可以为我作见证。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶稣回答他们：“我已经告诉你们，你们却不信。我奉我父的名所行的事可以为我作见证。
当代译本 - 耶稣回答说：“我已经告诉你们了，你们却不信。我奉我父的名所行的神迹也为我做见证，
圣经新译本 - 耶稣对他们说：“我已经告诉你们，你们却不相信；我奉我父的名所作的事，可以为我作证。
中文标准译本 - 耶稣回答：“我告诉过你们，你们却不相信。我奉我父的名所行的这些事为我做见证；
现代标点和合本 - 耶稣回答说：“我已经告诉你们，你们不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以为我作见证，
和合本（拼音版） - 耶稣回答说：“我已经告诉你们，你们不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以为我作见证。
New International Version - Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me,
New International Reader's Version - Jesus answered, “I did tell you. But you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name are a witness for me.
English Standard Version - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,
New Living Translation - Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name.
Christian Standard Bible - “I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
New American Standard Bible - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me.
New King James Version - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.
Amplified Bible - Jesus answered them, “I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am].
American Standard Version - Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, these bear witness of me.
King James Version - Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
New English Translation - Jesus replied, “I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
World English Bible - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.
新標點和合本 - 耶穌回答說：「我已經告訴你們，你們不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以為我作見證；
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶穌回答他們：「我已經告訴你們，你們卻不信。我奉我父的名所行的事可以為我作見證。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶穌回答他們：「我已經告訴你們，你們卻不信。我奉我父的名所行的事可以為我作見證。
當代譯本 - 耶穌回答說：「我已經告訴你們了，你們卻不信。我奉我父的名所行的神蹟也為我作見證，
聖經新譯本 - 耶穌對他們說：“我已經告訴你們，你們卻不相信；我奉我父的名所作的事，可以為我作證。
呂振中譯本 - 耶穌回答他們說：『我告訴過你們了，你們不信；我奉我父的名所行的這些事為我作見證；
中文標準譯本 - 耶穌回答：「我告訴過你們，你們卻不相信。我奉我父的名所行的這些事為我做見證；
現代標點和合本 - 耶穌回答說：「我已經告訴你們，你們不信。我奉我父之名所行的事可以為我作見證，
文理和合譯本 - 耶穌曰、我曾告爾、而爾弗信、我以父名而行者證我矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌曰、我曾告爾、我託父名行者、可為我證、而爾不信、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌曰、我曾告爾、而爾不信、我託我父之名所行之事、為我作證、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌曰：『予昔已告爾、而爾不之信也。予因吾父之名、所行諸事、已足為予證明、
Nueva Versión Internacional - —Ya se lo he dicho a ustedes, y no lo creen. Las obras que hago en nombre de mi Padre son las que me acreditan,
현대인의 성경 - 그래서 예수님은 그들에게 이렇게 대답하셨다. “내가 이미 말했어도 너희는 믿지 않고 있다. 내가 아버지의 이름으로 하고 있는 이 일들이 나를 증거하고 있다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Иисус ответил: – Я уже говорил вам, но вы не поверили. Обо Мне свидетельствуют дела, которые Я совершаю от имени Моего Отца.
Восточный перевод - Иса ответил: – Я уже говорил вам, но вы не поверили. Обо Мне свидетельствуют дела, которые Я совершаю от имени Моего Отца.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Иса ответил: – Я уже говорил вам, но вы не поверили. Обо Мне свидетельствуют дела, которые Я совершаю от имени Моего Отца.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Исо ответил: – Я уже говорил вам, но вы не поверили. Обо Мне свидетельствуют дела, которые Я совершаю от имени Моего Отца.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - – Je vous l’ai déjà dit, leur répondit Jésus, mais vous ne croyez pas. Pourtant, vous avez vu les actes que j’accomplis au nom de mon Père : ce sont eux qui témoignent en ma faveur.
リビングバイブル - 彼らの質問に、イエスはお答えになりました。「そのことならもう話しました。あなたがたは信じませんでしたが。わたしは、父の御名によって何度も奇跡を行ったでしょう。証拠はそれで十分なはずです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε· τὰ ἔργα ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρός μου ταῦτα μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ·
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε. τὰ ἔργα ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Πατρός μου, ταῦτα μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ,
Nova Versão Internacional - Jesus respondeu: “Eu já disse, mas vocês não creem. As obras que eu realizo em nome de meu Pai falam por mim,
Hoffnung für alle - »Ich habe es euch schon gesagt, aber ihr wollt mir ja nicht glauben«, antwortete Jesus. »All das, was ich im Auftrag meines Vaters tue, beweist, wer ich bin.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu đáp: “Ta đã nói mà các ông không tin. Bao nhiêu phép lạ Ta nhân danh Cha thực hiện đều là bằng chứng hiển nhiên.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระเยซูตรัสตอบว่า “เราได้บอกพวกท่านแล้วแต่พวกท่านไม่เชื่อ การอัศจรรย์ต่างๆ ที่เราทำในพระนามของพระบิดาของเราเป็นพยานให้แก่เรา
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John 20:30 - Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written down in this book. These are written down so you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of believing, have real and eternal life in the way he personally revealed it.
Acts 2:22 - “Fellow Israelites, listen carefully to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man thoroughly accredited by God to you—the miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him are common knowledge—this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law into their own hands, and was handed over to you. And you pinned him to a cross and killed him. But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him. David said it all: I saw God before me for all time. Nothing can shake me; he’s right by my side. I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope. I know you’ll never dump me in Hades; I’ll never even smell the stench of death. You’ve got my feet on the life-path, with your face shining sun-joy all around.
John 14:11 - “Believe me: I am in my Father and my Father is in me. If you can’t believe that, believe what you see—these works. The person who trusts me will not only do what I’m doing but even greater things, because I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the same work to do that I’ve been doing. You can count on it. From now on, whatever you request along the lines of who I am and what I am doing, I’ll do it. That’s how the Father will be seen for who he is in the Son. I mean it. Whatever you request in this way, I’ll do.
John 8:12 - Jesus once again addressed them: “I am the world’s Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in.”
John 5:17 - But Jesus defended himself. “My Father is working straight through, even on the Sabbath. So am I.”
John 5:18 - That really set them off. The Jews were now not only out to expose him; they were out to kill him. Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was calling God his own Father, putting himself on a level with God.
John 5:19 - So Jesus explained himself at length. “I’m telling you this straight. The Son can’t independently do a thing, only what he sees the Father doing. What the Father does, the Son does. The Father loves the Son and includes him in everything he is doing.
John 5:20 - “But you haven’t seen the half of it yet, for in the same way that the Father raises the dead and creates life, so does the Son. The Son gives life to anyone he chooses. Neither he nor the Father shuts anyone out. The Father handed all authority to judge over to the Son so that the Son will be honored equally with the Father. Anyone who dishonors the Son, dishonors the Father, for it was the Father’s decision to put the Son in the place of honor.
John 5:24 - “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.
John 5:25 - “It’s urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived—I mean right now!—when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive. Just as the Father has life in himself, he has conferred on the Son life in himself. And he has given him the authority, simply because he is the Son of Man, to decide and carry out matters of Judgment.
John 5:28 - “Don’t act so surprised at all this. The time is coming when everyone dead and buried will hear his voice. Those who have lived the right way will walk out into a resurrection Life; those who have lived the wrong way, into a resurrection Judgment.
John 5:30 - “I can’t do a solitary thing on my own: I listen, then I decide. You can trust my decision because I’m not out to get my own way but only to carry out orders. If I were simply speaking on my own account, it would be an empty, self-serving witness. But an independent witness confirms me, the most reliable Witness of all. Furthermore, you all saw and heard John, and he gave expert and reliable testimony about me, didn’t he?
John 5:34 - “But my purpose is not to get your vote, and not to appeal to mere human testimony. I’m speaking to you this way so that you will be saved. John was a torch, blazing and bright, and you were glad enough to dance for an hour or so in his bright light. But the witness that really confirms me far exceeds John’s witness. It’s the work the Father gave me to complete. These very tasks, as I go about completing them, confirm that the Father, in fact, sent me. The Father who sent me, confirmed me. And you missed it. You never heard his voice, you never saw his appearance. There is nothing left in your memory of his Message because you do not take his Messenger seriously. * * *
John 5:39 - “You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you’ll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren’t willing to receive from me the life you say you want.
John 5:41 - “I’m not interested in crowd approval. And do you know why? Because I know you and your crowds. I know that love, especially God’s love, is not on your working agenda. I came with the authority of my Father, and you either dismiss me or avoid me. If another came, acting self-important, you would welcome him with open arms. How do you expect to get anywhere with God when you spend all your time jockeying for position with each other, ranking your rivals and ignoring God?
John 8:58 - “Believe me,” said Jesus, “I am who I am long before Abraham was anything.”