John 5:41
39 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
40 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
I do not accept glory from men,
42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I do not accept glory from men,
- KJV
- I receive not honour from men.
- WEB
- I don’t receive glory from men.
- ASV
- I receive not glory from men.
- DARBY
- I do not receive glory from men,
- BLB
- I do not receive glory from men,
- ÅB
- Jeg tar ikke ære av mennesker;
- OTB
- Jeg søker ikke ære fra mennesker,
- B1930
- Jeg tar ikke ære av mennesker;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 7:18
He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
Read in contextJohn 8:50
I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.
Read in contextJohn 5:44
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Read in contextJohn 5:34
Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:6
Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
Read in contextJohn 8:54
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
Read in context1 Peter 2:21
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
Read in contextJohn 6:15
Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
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