But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don’t believe.
Parallel translations
- KJV But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
- BSB But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
- NKJV But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe.
- NASB But I said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe.
- NLT But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me.
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Cross-references · 8
- 1 Pet 1:8–9whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory —
- John 6:26Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.
- John 12:37But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him,
- Luke 16:31“He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’”
- John 6:64But there are some of you who don’t believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn’t believe, and who it was who would betray him.
- John 6:40This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 15:24If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.
- John 6:30They said therefore to him, “What then do you do for a sign, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do?
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