John 5:41 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴¹ “I do not accept honor from mankind,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴¹ I receive not honour from men.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴¹ I receive not glory from men [I crave no human honor, I look for no mortal fame],

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴¹ I receive not glory from men.

Common English Bible

⁴¹ “I don’t accept praise from people,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴¹ I do not accept glory from men.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴¹ I receive glory not from men.

John 5:41 Cross References

John 12:43

For they loved the honor they received from people more than the honor they [could] receive from God.

John 5:34

But I do not rely on the testimony of men about me; therefore I tell you these things so you will be saved [i.e., from condemning judgment. See verse 29].

John 5:40

But you do not want to come to me [i.e., to believe in me. See verse 38] so that you will have [never ending] life.

John 5:42

but I know you [well enough], that you do not have a love for God within you.

John 5:44

How can you believe [in me] when you [offer and] accept honors from one another, but do not try to obtain the honor that comes from the only God?

John 6:15

So, [when] Jesus knew that the people were about to come and forcibly take Him and make Him [their] king, He left there again and went to the high plateau [to be] alone [i.e., to pray. See Mark 6:46].

John 7:18

The person who speaks on his own authority is [just] trying to gain honor for himself. But the One who tries to gain honor from God, who sent Him, is [committed to] truth, and there is nothing false in His heart.

John 8:50

I am not looking for personal honor; but there is One who is looking for it [i.e., God], and He judges people [fairly].

John 8:54

Jesus answered them, “If I were to honor myself, that honor would be worthless. [But] it is my Father who honors me [and] you say He is your God.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

[And] we were not looking for honor from people, either from you or from anyone else, even though, as apostles of Christ, we could have become a burden [to you]. [Note: The idea seems to be that the apostles could have claimed financial support, but chose not to].

1 Peter 2:21

[After all], this is what you were called to do, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps.

2 Peter 1:17

For Jesus had received honor and glory from God, the Father, when [God’s] voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, and I am very pleased with Him.”