John 5:46
For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
John 5:46 in other translations
| BSB | If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. |
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| WEB | For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me. |
| ASV | For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me. |
| YLT | for if ye were believing Moses, ye would have been believing me, for he wrote concerning me; |
| DARBY | for if ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me. |
| BBE | If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me. |
| Webster | For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote concerning me. |
What does John 5:46 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 5:43-47
43-47. if another shall come, &c.--How strikingly has this been verified in the history of the Jews! "From the time of the true Christ to our time, sixty-four false Christs have been reckoned by whom they have been deceived" [Bengel].
Barnes' Notes
(v) "he wrote of me" Gen 3:15, 22:18, De 18:15, 18, Acts 26:22
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 5:45-47
Many trust in some form of doctrines or some parties, who no more enter into the real meaning of those doctrines, or the views of the persons whose names they bear, than the Jews did into those of Moses. Let us search and pray over the Scriptures, as intent on finding eternal life; let us observe how Christ is the great subject of them, and daily apply to him for the life he bestows.
John 5:46 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 5:46
- Deuteronomy 18:15
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;
- Deuteronomy 18:18-19
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 it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
- John 1:45
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.
- Luke 24:27
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
- Numbers 24:17-18
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
- Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
- Acts 26:22
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:
- Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
- Numbers 21:8-9
And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
- Genesis 12:3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
- Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
- Hebrews 7:1-10
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. …
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Context
- John 5:45
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
- John 5:46
For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
- John 5:47
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
John 5:46 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque si vosotros creyeseis á Moisés, creeríais á mí; porque de mí escribió él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car si vous croyiez Moïse, vous me croiriez aussi; car lui a écrit de moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn wenn ihr Moses glaubtet, so würdet ihr mir glauben, denn er hat von mir geschrieben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si enim crederetis Moysi, crederetis forsitan et mihi: de me enim ille scripsit. |