John 5:47

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Ver. 47. But if ye believe not his writings] He that will not take God's word in one place will take it in no place.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If ye believe not his writings - If you do not credit what he has written which you profess to believe, it is not to be expected that you will be...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

This summary suggests that Jesus-' opponents had accused Him of self-glorification. In answer He traces back their failure to accept His message to w...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

if . App-118. writings. Greek. Plural of gramma. letters, used of written characters, or of. document. For the former, see Luke 23:38 ; 2 C...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

47. But if you do not believe his writings. Christ appears here to claim less authority for himself than for Moses; and yet we know that h...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? But if ye believe not his writings, etc. - If you lay them not to heart - if you d...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For he wrote of me.— "Had you believed the writings of Moses, which are daily read in your synagogues, you would have believed me; for these...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? But if ye believe not his writings (see the note at Luke 16:31 ). How...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Bethesda. Christ and the Sabbath 1-47. A miracle at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath Day, and a controversy arising therefrom. This miracle may...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The emphasis of the contrast here is not between “writings” and “words,” but between “his” and “My.” It is a repetition of the thought of the previou...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 13 JESUS LIFE-GIVER AND JUDGE. “The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And for this cause did t...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Willful Rejection of Truth Condemned John 5:39-47 Our Lord was accused by the Jews of Sabbath breaking. There were many grounds on which He mig...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It was at this time that the conflict between Christ and His enemies, which culminated in His Cross began. A miracle wrought on the Sabbath gave rise...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. (16) And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay h...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS Blessed Mediator! do thou still continue by thy Holy Spirit, to visit the Bethesdas of Ordinances, among thy people; and as in the insta...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But if ye believe not his writings ,.... They believed them to be his writings, and that they were the word of God, and yet did not believe the thin...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AGAIN IN JERUSALEM: THE POOL OF BETHESDA (vs.1-15) Once more we find the Lord Jesus visiting Jerusalem, and as in Chapter 2:13 the feast is calle...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved. 31 If I bear w...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But if you believe not his writings, who so plainly wrote of me, and whose writings you own, and have so great a veneration for, how can I expect tha...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father, there is one who accuses you, Moses on whom you have set your hope. If you believed Moses, you wo...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 5:19 . The Son can do nothing of Himself. —This statement refers back to and justifies that of John 5:17 ....
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 5:2 . Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, called Bethesda, which signifies a house of mercy, beneficence, or alms. The pool was situate at too...
The Biblical Illustrator

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust . The day of judgment is like...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Here commences the second division of the Gospel ( John 5:1 ) II. THE CONFLICT WITH THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN JERUSALEM...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The authority of the Scriptures:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe My words? A most diligent perusal, a ceaseless searching of Scriptures is recommended by...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 16:29 ; Luke 16:31

⁴⁷ But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Related Commentaries of John 5:47

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 5:47