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Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them. <a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another should come in the own name, you will receive him. <a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a> I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. <a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a> I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. <a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I have come in My Father&#8217s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another shall come in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I have come in My Father’s name and with His power, and you do not receive Me [because your minds are closed]; but if another comes in his own name and with no authority or power except his own, you will receive him and give your approval to an imposter. <a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I have come in my Father’s name, and yet you don’t accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. <a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I have come in My Father&#8217s name, yet you don&#8217t accept Me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. <a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. <a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I have come with my Father's authority, and you have not welcomed me. But you will welcome people who come on their own. <a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. <a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I have come with the authority my Father has given me, but you don't accept me. If someone else comes with his own authority, you will accept him. <a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> I have come with my Father's authority, but you have not received me; when, however, someone comes with his own authority, you will receive him. <a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. Yet if another man comes in his own name, you will accept him. <a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I have come in My Father?s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a> I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. <a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I have come as my Father's representative, and you do not receive me. If some one else comes representing only himself, him you will receive. <a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a> I have come in my Father’s name, and you don’t receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I have come in the Name of My Father, and you do not receive Me; if another may come in his own name, him you will receive; <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another should come in the own name, you will receive him. <a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'I have come in the name of my Father, and ye do not receive me; if another may come in his own name, him ye will receive; <a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I have come in the name of my Father, and ye receive me not: if another should come in his own name, him will ye receive.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I am come in the name of my Father, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive. <a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I have come in the name of my Father, and you do not accept me. If another will arrive in his own name, him you will accept. <a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a> I came in the name of my Father, but you do not accept me; yet if another comes in his own name, you will accept him. <a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; if another comes in his own name, you will accept him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I have come in the name of my Father, and you do not receive me; if another should come in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> I have come in The Name of my Father and you do not receive me, and if another shall come in his own name, you will receive him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> I have come in my Father's name, and you receive me not; if another should come in his own name, him you would receive. <a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>I have come in the name of my Father, and you do not receive me: if another may come in his own name, you will receive him.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> I have come in my Father?s name, and ye receive me not: if another come in his own name, him ye will receive. <a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I am come in my father's name, and you receive me not: if another should come in his own name, him you will receive. <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I have come as my Father's representative, and you do not receive me. If some one else comes representing only himself, him you will receive. <a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>I have come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not; if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another should come in his own name, him ye will receive.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/5-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1680" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Witness of Scripture</a> …42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you. 43<a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elēlytha (V-RIA-1S) -- To come, go. ">have come</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patros (N-GMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onomati (N-DNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">name,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: lambanete (V-PIA-2P) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">you have not received</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me;</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">but if</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allos (Adj-NMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">someone else</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthē (V-ASA-3S) -- To come, go. ">comes</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">his</a> <a href="/greek/2398.htm" title="2398: idiō (Adj-DNS) -- Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.">own</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onomati (N-DNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">name,</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: lēmpsesthe (V-FIM-2P) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">you will receive</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinon (DPro-AMS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">him.</a> 44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a> He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/matthew/21-9.htm">Matthew 21:9</a> The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!” <a href="/luke/19-38.htm">Luke 19:38</a> “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” <a href="/matthew/23-39.htm">Matthew 23:39</a> For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” <a href="/john/12-13.htm">John 12:13</a> They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!” <a href="/john/8-42.htm">John 8:42</a> Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me. <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19</a> And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. <a href="/john/7-28.htm">John 7:28-29</a> Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him, / but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.” <a href="/john/12-44.htm">John 12:44-45</a> Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me. / And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. <a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40</a> He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. <a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Luke 10:16</a> Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.” <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1-3</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. / By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, / and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-10</a> The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I am come in my Father's name, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.come.<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.<a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a> For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.<a href="/john/8-28.htm">John 8:28,29</a> Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things… if.<a href="/matthew/24-5.htm">Matthew 24:5,24</a> For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many… <a href="/acts/5-36.htm">Acts 5:36,37</a> For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought… <a href="/acts/21-38.htm">Acts 21:38</a> Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/5-41.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/luke/23-51.htm">Approval</a> <a href="/john/5-30.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/john/5-42.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/john/5-24.htm">Open</a> <a href="/john/5-41.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Representative</a> <a href="/numbers/1-44.htm">Representing</a> <a href="/john/5-7.htm">Someone</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-44.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/john/12-43.htm">Approval</a> <a href="/john/7-17.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/john/6-39.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/john/8-9.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/john/9-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/john/5-44.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-20.htm">Representative</a> <a href="/numbers/1-44.htm">Representing</a> <a href="/john/9-32.htm">Someone</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div>1. <a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a> 10. <a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a> 17. <a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a> 31. <a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a> 36. <a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a> 39. <a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I have come in My Father’s name This phrase emphasizes Jesus' divine authority and mission. In the cultural context of the time, coming in someone's name meant representing their authority and purpose. Jesus is asserting His identity as the Son of God, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>, which speaks of a child born with divine titles. The phrase also highlights the intimate relationship between Jesus and God the Father, as seen in <a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a>, "I and the Father are one."and you have not received Me; This reflects the rejection Jesus faced from many of the Jewish leaders and people. Despite the signs and miracles He performed, which validated His claims, they did not accept Him as the Messiah. This rejection is a fulfillment of prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>, which describes the Messiah as "despised and rejected by men." The cultural expectation of a political Messiah may have contributed to their inability to recognize Jesus' true mission.but if someone else comes in his own name, This part of the verse warns of false messiahs and leaders who would arise, seeking their own glory rather than God's. Historically, there were several figures who claimed to be the Messiah or led revolts against Roman rule, such as Simon bar Kokhba. This reflects a broader biblical theme of false prophets and teachers, as warned in passages like <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a>.you will receive him. This highlights the tendency of people to accept those who appeal to their desires or expectations, even if they lack divine authority. It serves as a caution against being swayed by charismatic leaders who do not align with God's truth. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-10</a>, which speaks of the coming of the lawless one with false signs and wonders, deceiving those who do not love the truth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this verse, Jesus is speaking about His mission and the rejection He faces from the people He came to save. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> Refers to God the Father, in whose name Jesus has come, signifying divine authority and mission. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_leaders.htm">The Jewish Leaders</a> The primary audience of Jesus' statement, representing those who reject Him despite His divine credentials. 4. <a href="/topical/f/false_messiahs.htm">False Messiahs</a> Implied in the verse as those who come in their own name and are accepted by the people, contrasting with the rejection of Jesus. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The setting of many of Jesus' teachings and confrontations with the Jewish leaders, though not explicitly mentioned in this verse, it provides the backdrop for the events.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a> Jesus came in the authority of the Father, which demands our recognition and acceptance. Reflect on how you acknowledge His authority in your life. <a href="/topical/d/discernment_of_truth.htm">Discernment of Truth</a> The tendency to accept those who come in their own name warns us to be discerning about whom we follow. Evaluate the voices you listen to and ensure they align with biblical truth. <a href="/topical/r/rejection_and_acceptance.htm">Rejection and Acceptance</a> Consider the reasons why people might reject Jesus despite His credentials. Are there areas in your life where you struggle to fully accept His lordship? <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_revelation.htm">Faithfulness to God's Revelation</a> Jesus' coming was a fulfillment of God's promises. Trust in God's faithfulness and His revealed Word, even when it challenges societal norms. <a href="/topical/w/witnessing_to_others.htm">Witnessing to Others</a> Use the understanding of Jesus' authority and mission to share the gospel with others, emphasizing the importance of accepting Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a> <a href="/q/can_i_be_certain_of_my_salvation.htm">Can I be certain of my salvation?</a> <a href="/q/is_a_second_baptism_needed_in_acts_19_2-6.htm">In Acts 19:2-6, how credible is the claim that believers who were already baptized needed a second baptism for the Holy Spirit, and why wouldn't the first baptism suffice?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_luke_12_10_fit_with_god's_forgiveness.htm">Luke 12:10 mentions an 'unforgivable sin.' How does that align with passages elsewhere in the Bible that emphasize God's limitless forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/are_you_self-examining_in_faith.htm">What is the order of Jesus' disciples' calling?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(43) I am come in my Father's name.--So far from self-assertion or honour-seeking, He came in the name of, as representing, the Father, guided only by His will, doing only His work (<a href="/john/4-34.htm" title="Jesus said to them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.">John 4:34</a>). Had they loved the Father, they must have received and reverenced His Son (<a href="/john/8-42.htm" title="Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.">John 8:42</a>; <a href="/matthew/21-37.htm" title="But last of all he sent to them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.">Matthew 21:37</a> et seq.). The absence of love is at the root of the rejection. The true Israelite became the true Christian (<a href="/john/1-47.htm" title="Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!">John 1:47</a>), but these were not true members of the Old Covenant, and could not therefore pass into the New.If another shall come in his own name.--Comp. the direct prophecy of false Christs and prophets in <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm" title="For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.">Matthew 24:24</a>, and see Note there. The word "come" in this clause links the meaning with that of the "come" in the previous clause, and is to be understood of a false Messianic claim in opposition to the true. Sixty-four false Christs have been enumerated as appearing after the true Christ, and these words are often taken as a prophecy of one of the most famous of these, as Bar-Kochba. Not a few of the Fathers have understood the words of Antichrist. Perhaps the only definite reference is to the mental condition of the Jews. They would receive any other who came in his own authority, and seeking his own glory. There would be no higher principle to which everything must yield. The seeker of power would fulfil their carnal interpretation of Messianic hopes. He would flatter and honour them, and therefore they would receive him. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 43. - I have come in the name (i.e. in the power, with the credentials, with the encompassing revelation) of my Father, and ye receive me not. Your idea of the Father's glory is so profoundly different from the reality, that you do not recognize it when it is offered you and shining over you. Christ did not profess to have come in his own name. He was not a mere evolution of humanity, or of Israel, or of the house of David. He was the Only Begotten of the Father, born from above, sent down from heaven. The language of the world was, "This is not Divine;" "It is too gentle, too gracious, too sympathetic for God!" The religious world listened eagerly for some echo of the trumpet peals of Sinai. It desired a king greater than Solomon, a prophet more terrible than Elijah. When he came with the real glory robes of the love of God, and with the majesty of the Name of the Lord, there was widespread disappointment and cruel rejection of his commission. Should another come in his own (proper, peculiar) name, that is, with no testimony from heaven, seeking "honour (δόξα, glory) from men," creating a sovereignty by enlisting the voices of men, compromising with evil, making no warfare against the power of the world, allowing the legitimacy of the throne of the prince of this world; - should he come in his own name, alas! him (that one) ye will receive. The eagerness on the part of the Jews to find the Messiah has led them to accept in some sort no fewer than sixty-four false Christs (Schudt, 'Judische Merkwurdigkeit,' 6:27-30; Bengel and Meyer). Nor must the Christian Church take the flattering unction that it is free from this charge. The teacher that can utilize to the widest extent the fashionable worldliness, and can mingle the pungent human condiment with the princely food of the King's banqueting house, is he who at the present hour meets with the loudest response and the readiest reception. There is solemn warning here for statesman and author, artist and preacher. <a href="/commentaries/john/5-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. have come ἐλήλυθα (elēlytha) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Father’s Πατρός (Patros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. name, ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you have not received λαμβάνετέ (lambanete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. Me; με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [but] if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. someone else ἄλλος (allos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. comes ἔλθῃ (elthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [his] τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. own ἰδίῳ (idiō) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. name, ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. you will receive λήμψεσθε (lēmpsesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. him. ἐκεῖνον (ekeinon) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. 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