John 8:46

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?

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  • Heb 4:15 : 15 For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
  • Matt 21:25 : 25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?
  • Mark 11:31 : 31 And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?
  • John 8:7 : 7 But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.
  • John 14:30 : 30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
  • John 15:10 : 10 If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.
  • John 16:8 : 8 And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:
  • John 18:37 : 37 Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.
  • 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
  • 1 Pet 2:22 : 22 Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 8:42-45
    4 verses
    85%

    42Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

    43Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

    44You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

    45But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.

  • 47He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

  • John 16:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9Of sin, because they have not faith in me;

    10Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;

  • John 8:23-24
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    76%

    23And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

    24For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

  • John 8:13-16
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    13So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.

    14Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

    15You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

    16Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.

  • 26I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

  • 40But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.

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    36Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

    37If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

    38But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

  • 36But it is as I said to you: you have seen me, and still you have no faith.

  • 34Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • 74%

    37Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.

    38Pilate said to him, True? what is true? Having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, I see no wrong in him.

  • 21Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

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    25Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

    26But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep.

  • 38And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

  • 31If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.

  • 55You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

  • 46Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

  • 19Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

  • 38I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.

  • 41Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.

  • 11Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

  • 18I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.

  • 32Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

  • 21Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

  • 47If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?

  • John 3:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.

    12If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?

  • 7But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.

  • 1I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

  • 45Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

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    67If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

    68And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer.

  • 5And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?

  • 34But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.

  • 31And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?

  • 31Jesus made answer, Have you faith now?

  • 44Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me.

  • 32And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.