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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I do not accept glory from human beings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Your approval means nothing to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I do not receive glory from people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I do not accept glory from men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />I do not take glory from men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I receive not honour from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I do not receive honor from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I do not receive glory from people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I do not receive glory from men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I do not receive glory from men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I do not receive glory from men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I do not receive glory <i>and</i> approval from men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I do not accept glory from people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220I do not accept glory from men, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I receive not glory from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I don't care about human praise, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I receive not glory from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I don't accept praise from humans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I am not looking for human praise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I do not accept human praise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I do not accept glory from men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I do not accept praise from people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I do not receive glory from people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I receive not honor from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"I do not accept glory from man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I don’t receive glory from men. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I do not receive glory from man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />I do not take glory from men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> glory from man I do not receive,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I receive not glory from man.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I receive glory not from men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I do not accept glory from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“I do not accept human praise;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I do not accept glory from human beings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I do not receive any praise from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />I do not receive glory from the children of men.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />I receive not honor from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>I do not receive glory with men;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />I receive not glory from men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />I do not by this seek your applause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"I do not accept glory from man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>I receive not glory from men.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>Though</i><FR> I desire not applause from men:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/5-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1672" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Witness of Scripture</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">40</span>yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><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: lambanō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">I do not accept</a> <a href="/greek/1391.htm" title="1391: Doxan (N-AFS) -- From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.">glory</a> <a href="/greek/3844.htm" title="3844: para (Prep) -- Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. ">from</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpōn (N-GMP) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">men,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">42</span>but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8</a></span><br />I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Isaiah 48:11</a></span><br />For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-10.htm">Galatians 1:10</a></span><br />Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:6</a></span><br />Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-43.htm">John 12:43</a></span><br />For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Matthew 6:1-2</a></span><br />“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. / So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5-7</a></span><br />All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. / They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues, / the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a></span><br />No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-1.htm">Psalm 115:1</a></span><br />Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalm 118:8-9</a></span><br />It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. / It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-27.htm">Proverbs 25:27</a></span><br />It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-18.htm">2 Corinthians 10:18</a></span><br />For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I receive not honor from men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-34.htm">John 5:34</a></b></br> But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-15.htm">John 6:15</a></b></br> When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-18.htm">John 7:18</a></b></br> He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/5-34.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/john/2-11.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/john/5-23.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/john/5-23.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/luke/24-53.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/john/5-34.htm">Receive</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-43.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/john/5-44.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/john/5-44.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/john/5-44.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/john/5-44.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/john/5-43.htm">Receive</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a></span><br></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'; 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Throughout His ministry, Jesus consistently sought to fulfill the will of the Father rather than seeking human accolades. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's glory being distinct from human glory, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8</a>, where God declares He will not give His glory to another. Jesus' rejection of human glory underscores His role as the humble servant prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who came to serve and give His life as a ransom for many (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>). This phrase also highlights the cultural context of first-century Judea, where religious leaders often sought honor from one another, as seen in <a href="/john/12-43.htm">John 12:43</a>, where it is noted that many loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. Jesus' statement serves as a rebuke to such attitudes, calling His followers to seek God's approval above all.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking to the Jewish leaders and the people, emphasizing His divine mission and authority.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a></b><br>The audience to whom Jesus is speaking, often skeptical and critical of His claims and actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of this discourse, where Jesus performed many of His teachings and miracles.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_healing_at_bethesda.htm">The Healing at Bethesda</a></b><br>The event preceding this verse, where Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath, leading to controversy and further teaching.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a></b><br>God the Father, whose glory and approval Jesus seeks, rather than human accolades.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_divine_approval.htm">Seeking Divine Approval</a></b><br>Jesus models the importance of seeking God's approval over human praise. As believers, our focus should be on pleasing God rather than seeking validation from others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_true_glory.htm">Understanding True Glory</a></b><br>True glory comes from God, not from human accolades. We should strive to align our actions with God's will, knowing that His recognition is eternal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_service.htm">Humility in Service</a></b><br>Jesus' statement reflects humility. As followers of Christ, we should serve with humility, not for the sake of recognition but for the glory of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_motivation.htm">Discernment in Motivation</a></b><br>Evaluate your motivations in service and worship. Are they driven by a desire for human praise or a genuine love for God?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_christ's_example.htm">Reflecting Christ's Example</a></b><br>Jesus' life is an example of living for God's glory. We should aim to reflect His example in our daily lives, prioritizing God's will above all.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_claim_to_be_god.htm">Didn't Jesus never actually claim to be God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'no_condemnation'_mean.htm">What does 'no condemnation in Christ' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_rulers_miss_jesus'_divinity.htm">1 Corinthians 2:8: How do we reconcile Paul's claim that rulers didn't recognize the Lord of glory with historical accounts of Jesus' public ministry and claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_matt_5_22_align_with_john_2_15.htm">Matthew 5:22 - How does equating anger with murder align with other biblical texts where anger seems acceptable (e.g., John 2:15)?</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>(41) <span class= "bld">I receive not honour.</span>--The word is better rendered <span class= "ital">glory</span> here, and in <a href="/john/5-44.htm" title="How can you believe, which receive honor one of another, and seek not the honor that comes from God only?">John 5:44</a>. Jesus continues to dwell, in the remainder of the discourse (<a href="/context/john/5-41.htm" title="I receive not honor from men.">John 5:41-47</a>), on the true cause of their incredulity. "Ye will not come to Me," is the central thought. But were they, then, to follow this young Teacher, while they themselves had schools and disciples who held their teaching sacred, and their persons in honour, and addressed them as "Rabbi?" No! this is not the true coming to Him. They seek glory from men. He does not receive it (<a href="/john/5-34.htm" title="But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that you might be saved.">John 5:34</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 41-47.</span> - <p><span class="note_emph">(d)</span> <span class="accented">The effect of the revelation of the Son upon the Jews.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 41, 42.</span> - This appeal to the will of man was apparently entirely misunderstood, and ended for the time in failure. "They would not come." Everything was prepared, but none were ready or willing to accept even so rich a blessing as life itself. This is the refrain of the whole Bible: "Ye will not; .... Ye would not;" "What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it?" "I called, and ye refused;" "I wrote the great things of my Law; ye have counted them as strange things." Our Lord proceeds in the closing words to account in some respects for this unwillingness. <span class="cmt_word">I receive not glory from men, but I know you</span> (<span class="greek">ἔγνωκα</span>, I have come by experience or intuition to such knowledge of you), <span class="cmt_word">that you have not the love of God in you</span>. The love of God is the principle of all obedience; and Christ elsewhere declares it to be the first and great commandment of the Law. But love is the principle of all knowledge. "He that loveth not knoweth not." This principle reaches its fullest expression when we learn the greater truth that "God is love." It is true of all objects of love, the highest kind of knowledge is not possible without love. This is pre-eminently the case when we think of knowing God. Since God is essential Love, without experiencing love we cannot realize that Divine essence. Again, there is an elementary faith that precedes elementary love, but when love is once awakened, faith again deepens, and love grows by what it feeds upon, until the faith becomes vision and the love rapture. But why the opening words, <span class="accented">I receive not glory from men</span>? Probably they intimate opposition and questioning to some such effect as this: "Thou hast declared thyself the Giver of life and resurrection, and charged our lack of spiritual life upon our unwillingness to believe these claims and to submit ourselves to these exalted assumptions or to go to thee for life. Thou art eager, after all, for our approval and glory." To this Christ replied, "<span class="accented">Glory from men I receive not.</span> It is not for my sake, but for yours, I say, 'Come unto me and live;' but, alas! having searched you through and through, I discern no love, none of the spirit out of which the forces of faith can be evolved. The reason why you are unwilling to come to me for life is that you are measuring me by yourselves, and have not that self-emptying and abnegation and distrust out of which faith and love, love and faith, must ever spring." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/5-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">I do not accept</span><br /><span class="grk">λαμβάνω</span> <span class="translit">(lambanō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">glory</span><br /><span class="grk">Δόξαν</span> <span class="translit">(Doxan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">παρὰ</span> <span class="translit">(para)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">men,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνθρώπων</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. 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