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|And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

|And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

|nor do you have His word living in you, because you do not believe in the one He sent.

|nor do you have His word living in you, because you do not believe in the one He sent.

|The word used here, "meno - to stay, to remain" calls to mind the parable of the sower; specifically, the seed that fell on the path and was quickly eaten by birds. The implication of that word is that the Father's word enters, but it doesn't stay long, as their unbelief allows Satan to quickly snatch it away. Most translations say "dwelling" or "abiding," but those are too archaic. The problem is that the only word I could think of, "living," calls to mind "dzao, to live," so it might be kind of misleading. Any suggestions?

|The word used here, "meno - to stay, to remain" calls to mind the parable of the sower; specifically, the seed that fell on the path and was quickly eaten by birds. The implication of "meno" is that the Father's word enters, but it doesn't stay long, as their unbelief allows Satan to quickly snatch it away. Most translations say "dwelling" or "abiding," but those are too archaic. The problem is that the only word I could think of, "living," calls to mind "dzao, to live," so it might be kind of misleading. Any suggestions?

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|I receive not honour from men.

|I receive not honour from men.

|I do not receive glory from people.

|I do not need praise from people.

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|But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

|But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

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|But I know all about you, how you do not have the love of God in you.

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|I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

|I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

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|I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me, yet if some other man came in his own name, you would accept him.

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|How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

|How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

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|But how could you believe in me, you who accept praise from each other and do not seek the kind of praise that comes from God alone?

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|Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

|Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

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|Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. Moses, whom you claim to trust, will be the first in line to accuse you.

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|For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

|For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

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|Frankly, if you believed Moses, you would have believed in me, because he wrote about me.

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

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

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|But if you do not believe his scriptures, how could you possibly believe anything I say?

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