Joh 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
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And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
And he said unto them, These {are} the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and {in} the prophets, and {in} the psalms, concerning me.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned {them};
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled {them} in condemning {him}.
For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace {that should come} unto you:
MEM. O how love I thy law! it {is} my meditation all the day.
The wise {men} are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom {is} in them? {The wise...: or, Have they been ashamed, etc} {what...: Heb. the wisdom of what thing}
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
I will raise them up a Prophet 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.
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See {thou do it} not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
For with thee {is} the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
But I have greater witness than {that} of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence {is} fulness of joy; at thy right hand {there are} pleasures for evermore.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
For it {is} not a vain thing for you; because it {is} your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong {your} days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame {and} everlasting contempt.
Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
But now they desire a better {country}, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. {have...: or, do wisely}
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, {it is} because {there is} no light in them. {no...: Heb. no morning}
He asked life of thee, {and} thou gavest {it} him, {even} length of days for ever and ever.
But his delight {is} in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of {that which is} before the priests the Levites:
As the dew of Hermon, {and as the dew} that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, {even} life for evermore.
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book {it is} written of me,
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where {is} the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk {therein}.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See {thou do it} not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace {that should come} unto you:
The law of the LORD {is} perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD {is} sure, making wise the simple. {law: or, doctrine} {converting: or, restoring}
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, {it is} because {there is} no light in them. {no...: Heb. no morning}
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. {at liberty: Heb. at large}
And he said unto them, These {are} the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and {in} the prophets, and {in} the psalms, concerning me.
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books {there is} no end; and much study {is} a weariness of the flesh. {study: or, reading}
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; {In: or, For}
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
And Philip ran thither to {him}, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son {to be} the Saviour of the world.
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
For he mightily convinced the Jews, {and that} publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. {Christ: or, is the Christ}
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any {man} pluck them out of my hand.
These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, {even} eternal life.
And Moses verily {was} faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, {with} the statutes and judgments.
I would lead thee, {and} bring thee into my mother's house, {who} would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. {shewing...: Heb. flourishing}
And they taught in Judah, and {had} the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that {is} within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: