John 5:44

How may ye believe, that receive glory each of (the) other, and ye seek not the glory that is of God alone? (How can ye believe, ye who receive your glory from one another, and seek not the glory that is from God alone?)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

In Context

43I came in the name of my Father, and ye took not me (or but ye did not receive me). If another come in his own name, ye shall receive him.

45Do not ye guess, that I am to accuse you with the Father; it is Moses that accuseth you, in whom ye hope.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:8the Lord said to him, For this was thy will, to build an house to my name, soothly thou didest well, having such a will, (the Lord said to him, For this was thy desire, to build a House in honour of my name, truly thou didest well, having such a desire,)

Matthew 23:5Therefore they do all their works to be seen of men (or And so they do all their works to be seen by men); for they draw abroad their phylacteries, and magnify [their] hems.

Luke 19:17He said to him, Well be, thou good servant; for in little thing thou hast been true, thou shalt be having power on ten cities [or thou shalt have power upon ten cities]. (He said to him, Well done, O good servant; because in a little thing thou hast been true, thou shalt have power over ten cities.)

John 8:43Why know ye not my speech? for ye may not hear my word. (Why do ye not understand what I say? because ye cannot hear, or ye cannot listen to, my words.)

John 17:3And this is everlasting life, that they know thee very God alone, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ. (And this is eternal life, that they know thee, the true God alone, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.)

Romans 2:10but glory, and honour, and peace, to each man that worketh good thing (s), (or to each person who doeth good things), to the Jew first, and to the Greek.

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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