“ I receive not honour from men. ”
I receive not honour ... - “I do not say these things because I am desirous of human applause, but to account for the fact that you do not believe on me. The reason is, that you have not the love...
This summary suggests that Jesus-' opponents had accused Him of self-glorification. In answer He traces back their failure to accept His message to want of that love of God which their study of Scrip...
honour . Greek. doxa . approval, here, as in John 5:44 . or "praise", as in John 9:21 ; John 12:43 ; 1 Peter 4:11 . See p. 1511.
41. I receive not glory from men. He proceeds in his reproof; but that he may not be suspected of pleading his own cause, he begins by saying that he does not care for the glory of men, an...
I receive not honour from men. I receive not honor from men - I do not stand in need of you or your testimony. I act neither through self-interest nor vanity. Your salvation can add nothing to me, no...
I receive not honour from men, &c.— "Though I speak of your coming to me, let me remind you that it is not out of an ambition of drawing multitudes about me, to follow and applaud my teaching;...
I receive not honour from men. I receive not honour, х doxan ( G1391 )] - 'applause,' 'glory,' From men - contrasting His own end with theirs, which was to obtain human applause.
Bethesda. Christ and the Sabbath 1-47. A miracle at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath Day, and a controversy arising therefrom. This miracle may be regarded as a parable illustrating the deadly...
I receive not honour. — The word is better rendered glory here, and in John 5:44 . Jesus continues to dwell, in the remainder of the discourse ( John 5:41-47 ), on the true cause of their incred...
Chapter 13 JESUS LIFE-GIVER AND JUDGE. “The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because He did these thin...
Willful Rejection of Truth Condemned John 5:39-47 Our Lord was accused by the Jews of Sabbath breaking. There were many grounds on which He might have claimed exoneration, but He forbore to use...
It was at this time that the conflict between Christ and His enemies, which culminated in His Cross began. A miracle wrought on the Sabbath gave rise to this first outbreak. Throughout this chapter w...
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. (16) And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbat...
I receive not honour from men. Not but that honour from men was due to Christ; and it becomes all men to honour him, as they do the Father; and he does receive honour and glory, and blessing from h...
I receive not honour from men. Ver. 41. I receive not honour from men ] q.d. I need you not, though I complain you come not to me. It is for your sakes that I seek to you. Christ could be happy...
I receive not honour from men I need it not; I seek it not from you for my own sake. As if he had said, Though I speak of your coming to me as necessary in order to your salvation, it is not out of...
AGAIN IN JERUSALEM: THE POOL OF BETHESDA (vs.1-15) Once more we find the Lord Jesus visiting Jerusalem, and as in Chapter 2:13 the feast is called "the Jews' Passover" rather than the Passover of...
Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 The...
I depend not upon the single testimony of men; or, I seek not, nor hunt after, the honour of men, nor regard what they think or say of me.
“I do not receive praise (doxan - ‘praise, glory') from men.” Jesus now contrasts Himself with the Judaisers. They constantly look for the praise of men ( John 5:44 ). In contrast He does not seek s...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 5:19 . The Son can do nothing of Himself. —This statement refers back to and justifies that of John 5:17 . He is still speaking of the eternal relation in wh...
John 5:24 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, If we truly believe the word of Christ, and trust in him who sent h...
John 5:2 . Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, called Bethesda, which signifies a house of mercy, beneficence, or alms. The pool was situate at too great a distance from the temple to be a place for...
I receive not honour from men. Lest they should think that in commending Himself and challenging them He was hunting after vainglory, as false teachers do, Christ obviates that mistake, and showet...
EXPOSITION Here commences the second division of the Gospel ( John 5:1 ) II. THE CONFLICT WITH THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN JERUSALEM , GALILEE , AND JERUSALEM , TO THE DEATH...
The authority of the Scriptures:
1 Peter 2:21 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:6 ; 2 Peter 1:17 ; John 5:34 ; John 6:15 ; John 7:18 ; John 8:50 ; John 8:54
I receive not honour from men — I need it not. I seek it not from you for my own sake.