John 5:41
I receiue not the prayse of men.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
I receive not honour from men.
In Context
40But ye will not come to me, that ye might haue life.
42But I know you, that ye haue not the loue of God in you.
Cross References
John 5:44How can ye beleeue, which receiue honour one of another, and seeke not the honour that commeth of God alone?
John 7:18Hee that speaketh of himselfe, seeketh his owne glorie: but hee that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no vnrighteousnes is in him.
John 8:54Iesus answered, If I honour my selfe, mine honour is nothing worth: it is my Father that honoureth me, whome ye say, that hee is your God.
1 Peter 2:21For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should follow his steppes.
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 →