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OET-RV by cross-referenced section YHN 5:30

YHN 5:30–5:47 ©

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The unbelief of the religious leaders

Yhn 5:30–47

5:30 The unbelief of the religious leaders

30Yeshua continued explaining to the religious leaders, “I don’t do anything in isolation. Whenever I hear from him, only then do I judge and my judgement is correct and impartial because I’m not imposing my desires, but the desire of the one who sent me.

31If I just testified about myself, my testimony would not be correct or even valid. 32However it’s another one that’s testifying about me, and I know that his testimony about me is true. 33[ref]You sent people out to question Yohan and his testimony was true. 34but I don’t even need any testimony that comes from people, because I am teaching you how to be saved. 35Yohan was a bright and shining light and you appreciated it for a short time. 36But I have a stronger testimony than Yohan’s because the father has entrusted works to me to complete, and which I’m already doing and which clearly show that the father sent me here. 37[ref]And since he sent me, he himself has testified about me. You people have never listened to his voice, nor have you ever seen him! 38And his way of thinking is obviously not in your minds, because you don’t believe the one that he sent. 39You look in the Jewish scriptures because you suppose that they’ll lead you to eternal life. Those very scriptures testify about me coming, 40yet you refuse to come to me in order to receive life.

41I’m not getting any praise from people 42but I do know that you people don’t actually love God in your hearts. 43I have come with my father’s authority and you don’t accept me, but if someone came claiming their own authority, you’d happily accept them. 44How could you possibly believe when you just accept acclamations from each other, but don’t even seek praise from the only God. 45But don’t be assuming that I’ll be accusing you all in front of the father. No, the one who’ll accuse you is Mosheh because he’s the one that you’re hoping to please. 46The trouble is that if you actually believed what Mosheh wrote, you would believe me, because Mosheh was writing about me. 47But since you don’t really believe his writings, you’re not at all likely to believe me.


Collected OET-RV cross-references

Yhn 1:19-27:

1:19 The interrogation of Yohan-the-immerser

(Mat. 3:1-12, Mark 1:1-8, Luke 3:1-18)

19Yohan explained some of this when the Jewish leaders sent out priests and temple workers from Yerushalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

20He didn’t flinch from the truth and so he told them, “I am not the chosen messiah.”

21[ref]So they asked him again, “Are you Eliyah come back to life?”

And he answered, “No, I’m not.”

They asked, “Are you the prophet?”

Again he answered, “No, I’m not.”

22So they asked him, “Who are you then? We need to give an answer to the ones who sent us. How do you describe yourself?”

23[ref]So he said, “I am a voice shouting[fn] in the wilderness smooth the path of the master, as the prophet Isayah said.”

24Some of the ones sent out were members of the Pharisee party. 25These ones asked Yohan, “So why are you immersing people then if you aren’t the messiah or Eliyah or the prophet?”

26He answered, “I’m immersing people in water, but somewhere here among us all there’s someone you don’t know— 27the one coming after me, and I’m not even good enough to untie his sandal straps!”


1:23 We’ve deliberately omitted putting a comma here, because it’s also possible that the comma should go after ‘wilderness’.


1:21: a Mal 4:5; b Deu 18:15,18.

1:23: Isa 40:3 (LXX).

3:27-30:

27None of us get anything if it’s not being given from heaven,” Yohan answered. 28[ref]“You yourselves know that I said that I’m not the messiah, but rather the one coming before him. 29It’s the groom that has the bride—the best man is happy because he sees that the groom is happy. So I’m actually completely happy with all this. 30It’s right and proper that he should increase and I should fade out.”


3:28: Yhn 1:20.

Mat 3:17:

17[ref]Then, wow, a voice came from the sky and said, “This is my son that I love and I’m pleased with.”


3:17: Gen 22:2; Psa 2:7; Isa 42:1; Mat 12:18; 17:5; Mrk 1:11; Luk 9:35.

Mrk 1:11:

11[ref]And a voice came from the sky saying, “You are my son who I love and am pleased with.”


1:11: Gen 22:2; Psa 2:7; Isa 42:1; Mat 3:17; 12:18; Mrk 9:7; Luk 3:22.

Luk 3:22:

22[ref]and the holy spirit came down onto him in the bodily form of a dove, and a voice came from the sky, “You are my son that I love and take pleasure in.”


3:22: Gen 22:2; Psa 2:7; Isa 42:1; Mrk 1:11; Mat 3:17; Luk 9:35.