John 5:41
“I do not receive glory from men.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
I receive not honour from men.
In Context
40But you are unwilling to come to Me, so that you may have life.
42But I have known you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
Cross References
John 5:44How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is from the only God?
John 7:18He who speaks from himself is seeking his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
John 8:54Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is our God.
1 Peter 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving behind an example for you, that you should follow in His footsteps, 1
Matthew Henry on John 5:32-47
Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have greater witness than that… Read the whole commentary →