Berean Standard Bible
John 5:42
42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
John 5:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
- New International Version (NIV)but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I know that you do not have the love of God within you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.
Context of John 5:42
40yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. 41I do not accept glory from men, but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you. 43I 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. 44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
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ἀλλ᾽ ἔγνωκα ὑμᾶς ὅτι τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔχετε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς.¶Read the interlinear
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- I knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- youσύsu · youG4771
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- you do not haveοὐou · noG3756
- you do not haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- withinἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- youἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
Cross-references for John 5:42
- John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- John 2:25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
- John 21:17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
- Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- John 8:42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
- John 15:23Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
- Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
- 1 John 2:15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- 1 John 3:17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- 1 John 4:20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
Commentaries on John 5:42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42But I know you, that ye have not, etc. - Don't say that you oppose me through zeal for God's honor, and love for his name, because I make myself equal to him: no, this is not the case. I know the dispositions of your souls; and I know ye have neither love for his name, nor zeal for his glory. Incorrigible ignorance, and malicious jealousy, actuate your hearts. Ye read the Scriptures, but ye do not enter into their meaning. Had you been as diligent to find…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-44Verses 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 letter of the Scriptures…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42Jesus said that the Jewish leaders did not have God’s love in them. They did not truly love God. Because they did not love God, they could not understand what Jesus was doing. Without love for God, they were unable to recognize God’s work in him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4239-42. 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 which Christ gives to the Scriptures, as a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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