John 5:41
I do not receive glory from men.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
I receive not honour from men.
In Context
40Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.
42But I know you, that you do not have God's love in yourselves.
Cross References
John 5:44How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 7:18He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is 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 'He is our God.'
1 Peter 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
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 →