John 5:40

1 John 5:11-13; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 53:1-3; John 1:11; John 12:37-41; John 3:19; John 5:44; John 8:45; John 8:46; Matthew 22:3; Matthew 23:37; Psalms 81:11; Revelation 11:25; Revelation 11:26; Revelation 22:17; Revelation 7:37; Revelation 7:38; Romans 6:23

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⁴⁰ And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

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John 5:40