John 5:41

John 5:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I receive not honour from men.
• New International Version (NIV)“I do not accept glory from human beings,
• English Standard Version (ESV)I do not receive glory from people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I do not receive honor from men.

Context of John 5:41

39“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! 40Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life. “Your approval means nothing to me, 42because I know you don’t have God’s love within you. 43For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them.

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 5:34Of course, I have no need of human witnesses, but I say these things so you might be saved.
• John 6:15When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.
• John 7:18Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies.
• John 8:50And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:6As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.
• 1 Peter 2:21For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.
• 2 Peter 1:17when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

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

• Jesus Continued

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• Folk
• Judgment
• Lest
• Light
• Step
• 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