John 5:41
I receive not honour from men.
John 5:41 in other translations
| BSB | I do not accept glory from men, |
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| WEB | I don’t receive glory from men. |
| ASV | I receive not glory from men. |
| YLT | glory from man I do not receive, |
| DARBY | I do not receive glory from men, |
| BBE | I do not take honour from men; |
| Webster | I receive not honor from men. |
What does John 5:41 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 5:39-42
39-42. Search the scriptures, &c.--"In the Scriptures ye find your charter of eternal life; go search them then, and you will find that I am the Great Burden of their testimony; yet ye will not come to Me for that life eternal which you profess to find there, and of which they tell you I am the appointed Dispenser." (Compare Ac 17:11, 12). How touching and gracious are these last words! Observe here (1) The honor…
Barnes' Notes
1st. That we should not seek for human applause. It is of very little value, and it often keeps men from the approbation of God, Jn 5:44.
2nd. They who will not believe on Jesus Christ give evidence that they have no love for God.
3rd. The reason why they do not believe on him is because they have no regard for his character, wishes, or law.
Love of God. Love to God.
In you. In your hearts. You do not love God.
(r) "honour from men" Jn 5:34, 1Thes 2:6
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 5:39-44
The Jews considered that eternal life was revealed to them in their Scriptures, and that they had it, because they had the word of God in their hands. Jesus urged them to search those Scriptures with more diligence and attention. "Ye do search the Scriptures," and ye do well to do so. They did indeed search the Scriptures, but it was with a view to their own glory. It is possible for men to be very studious in the…
John 5:41 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 5:41
- John 7:18
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
- John 8:50
And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
- John 5:44
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
- John 5:34
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:6
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
- John 8:54
Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
- 1 Peter 2:21
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
- John 6:15
When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
- 2 Peter 1:17
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Context
- John 5:40
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
- John 5:41
I receive not honour from men.
- John 5:42
But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
John 5:41 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Gloria de los hombres no recibo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je ne reçois pas de gloire des hommes; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich nehme nicht Ehre von Menschen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Claritatem ab hominibus non accipio. |