John 5:41

John 5:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I receive not honour from men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I do not receive glory from people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I do not receive honor from men.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Your approval means nothing to me,

Context of John 5:41

39You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, 40yet you refuse to come to me to have life. “I do not accept glory from human beings, 42but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

John 5:41 word by word

δόξαν παρὰ ἀνθρώπων οὐ λαμβάνω·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• notοὐou · noG3756
• honourδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for John 5:41

• John 5:34Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved.
• John 6:15Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.
• John 7:18Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.
• John 8:50I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:6We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority.
• 1 Peter 2:21To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
• 2 Peter 1:17He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Commentaries on John 5:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41I receive not honor from men - I do not stand in need of you or your testimony. I act neither through self-interest nor vanity. Your salvation can add nothing to me, nor can your destruction injure me: I speak only through my love for your souls, that ye may be saved.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41I receive not honour … - “I do not say these things because I am desirous of human applause, but to account for the fact that you do not believe on me. The reason is, that you have not the love of God in you.” In this passage we see: 1.That we should not seek for human applause. It is of very little value, and it often keeps men from the approbation of God, John 5:44. 2.They who will not believe on Jesus Christ give evidence that they have no love for…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. 41-47Jewish trials were meant to discover the truth. The goal was to decide whether the charges were true or false. If people were falsely accused, they could show that they were innocent. He could also bring charges against those who had accused him. In this situation, Jesus did that.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

Topics related to John 5:41

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• Lest
• Light
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• Trouble
• Troubling
• Witness
• Glory
• Jesus Christ

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