John 5:46

46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.

John 5:46 in Other Translations

KJV
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
ESV
46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.
NLT
46 If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.
MSG
46 If you believed, really believed, what Moses said, you would believe me. He wrote of me.
CSB
46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

John 5:46 In-Context

44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
45 “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.
46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 3:15; S Luke 24:27,44; Acts 26:22
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