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Selected Verse: John 5:41 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 5:41 |
King James |
I receive not honour from men. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| I receive not honour from men--contrasting His own end with theirs, which was to obtain human applause. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
I receive not honour ... - "I do not say these things because I am desirous of human applause, but to account for the fact that you do not believe on me. The reason is, that you have not the love of God in you." In this passage we see:
1. That we should not seek for human applause. It is of very little value, and it often keeps men from the approbation of God, Joh 5:44.
2. They who will not believe on Jesus Christ give evidence that they have no love for God.
3. The reason why they do not believe on him is because they have no regard for his character, wishes, or law.
Love of God - Love to God.
In you - In your hearts. You do not love God. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
I receive not honor from men
The Greek order is: glory from men I receive not. Compare Joh 5:34. His glory consists in his loving fellowship with God. Men who do not love God are not in sympathy with Him. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| I receive not honour from men - I need it not. I seek it not from you for my own sake. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| I receive not honor from men - I do not stand in need of you or your testimony. I act neither through self-interest nor vanity. Your salvation can add nothing to me, nor can your destruction injure me: I speak only through my love for your souls, that ye may be saved. |
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.