John 3:12 “If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how wi…”

John 3:12

If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

World English Bible

If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

American Standard Version

If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?

Geneva Bible 1599

If when I tel you earthly things, ye beleeue not, howe should yee beleeue, if I shall tel you of heauenly things?

Darby Translation

If I have said the earthly things to you, and ye believe not, how, if I say the heavenly things to you, will ye believe?

Young's Literal Translation

if the earthly things I said to you, and ye do not believe, how, if I shall say to you the heavenly things, will ye believe?

Bible in Basic English

If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?

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Cross references

“earthly”

Hebrews 5:11 1 Peter 2:1–3 John 3:5 John 3:8 John 3:3 1 Corinthians 3:1

Hebrews 5:11 · BSB

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

1 Peter 2:1–3 · BSB

Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

John 3:5 · BSB

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

John 3:8 · BSB

The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

John 3:3 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. ”

1 Corinthians 3:1 · BSB

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

“heavenly”

1 Corinthians 2:7–9 John 3:31–36 John 3:13–17 John 1:1–14 1 Timothy 3:16 1 John 4:10

1 Corinthians 2:7–9 · BSB

No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.

John 3:31–36 · BSB

The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

John 3:13–17 · BSB

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 1:1–14 · BSB

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1 Timothy 3:16 · BSB

By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in…

1 John 4:10 · BSB

And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

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