Joh 5:38 | RWP | e4.org | And ( κα ). "And yet" as in and below. His word abiding in you ( τον λογον αυτου εν υμιν μενοντα ). But God's word had come to them through the centuries by the prophets. For the phrase see ; ; ; ; . Him ye believe not ( τουτω υμεις ου πιστευετε ). "This one" ( τουτω , dative case with πιστευετε ) in emphatic relation to preceding "he" ( εκεινος , God). Jesus has given them God's word, but they reject both Jesus and God's word ( ).

‏ John 5:38

And ( κα ). "And yet" as in 1:10 and 5:40 below.

His word abiding in you ( τον λογον αυτου εν υμιν μενοντα ). But God's word had come to them through the centuries by the prophets. For the phrase see 10:35; 15:3; 17:6; 1Jo 1:10; 2:14.

Him ye believe not ( τουτω υμεις ου πιστευετε ). "This one" ( τουτω, dative case with πιστευετε ) in emphatic relation to preceding "he" ( εκεινος, God). Jesus has given them God's word, but they reject both Jesus and God's word (Joh 14:9).