To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and I shall live for him.
John 12:43 - New Revised Standard Version for they loved human glory more than the glory that comes from God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For they loved the approval and the praise and the glory that come from men [instead of and] more than the glory that comes from God. [They valued their credit with men more than their credit with God.] American Standard Version (1901) for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God. Common English Bible They believed, but they loved human praise more than God’s glory. Catholic Public Domain Version For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. |
To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and I shall live for him.
The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.
“So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
So he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of others; but God knows your hearts; for what is prized by human beings is an abomination in the sight of God.
He said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.’
Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.
How can you believe when you accept glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God?
Those who speak on their own seek their own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and there is nothing false in him.
Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, ‘He is our God,’
Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart—it is spiritual and not literal. Such a person receives praise not from others but from God.
to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.
For it is not those who commend themselves that are approved, but those whom the Lord commends.
nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,
rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God's sight.
Then Saul said, “I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.”
Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: ‘I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever’; but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.