John 5:41
Though I desire not applause from men:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
I receive not honour from men.
In Context
40and they testify of me: and yet ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
42but I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
Cross References
John 5:44How can ye believe, who receive applause from each other, and the glory which is from God only, ye seek not?
John 7:18He, that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of Him that sent him is true, and there is no imposture in him.
John 8:54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye say that He is your God.
1 Peter 2:21For unto this are ye called; because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye might 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 →