John 5:43

I have come b'Shem Avi and you do not accept me. If another comes in his own name, him you will accept.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

In Context

42But I have had da'as of you, that the ahavas Hashem (the love of G-d) you do not have in yourselves.

44How are you able to have emunah, when you receive kavod from one another, and the kavod from the only Elohim HaEchad you do not seek? + 5:44 2Kgs 19:15,19; Isa 37:20;

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Cross References

Matthew 24:5For many will come in my Name, saying, I am the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. And they will deceive many.

John 3:16For Hashem so had ahavah (agape) for the Olam Hazeh that Hashem gave the matanah (gift) + 3:16 Isa 9:6 [5] of Hashemʼs Ben Yechid, + 3:16 Gn 22:12; Prov 30:4; 8:30 so that whosoever has emunah in him may not be ne'evad (lost, perish, be ruined with destruction), but find Chayyei Olam. + 3:16 Dan 12:2

John 8:28Therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, When you perform the hagbah (lifting up) of the Bar Enosh, you will have da'as that Ani Hu, + 8:28 Isa 41:4; Ex 3:14-16 and from myself I do nothing, but as HaAv of me taught me, these things I speak.

John 12:28Avi, bring kavod to Your Name. A bat kol came out of Shomayim, saying, I have both brought kavod to it and I will bring kavod to it again.

Acts 5:36For at an earlier tekufa (era, period), there was the uprising of Theudas, who claimed to be somebody himself, with whom were associated a number of anashim lav davka (approximately) four hundred; who was done away with and as many as were obeying him were all dispersed and it came to nothing.

Hebrews 5:4And one does not presume to take the kavod of the office of Kohen Gadol upon oneself, but one must have the bechirah (choice, election) of Hashem, just as Aharon did.

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 →

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