John 12:43
For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.
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- John 5:44 : 44 How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
- Matt 23:5-7 : 5 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes, 6 And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, 7 And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.
- Luke 16:15 : 15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
- John 5:41 : 41 I do not take honour from men;
- Luke 19:17 : 17 And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.
- 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
- Ps 22:29 : 29 All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.
- Matt 6:2 : 2 When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.
- John 8:54 : 54 Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
- John 12:26 : 26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
- Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
- 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
- 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.
- 1 Thess 2:6 : 6 Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.
- 1 Pet 1:7-8 : 7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ: 8 To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
- 1 Pet 3:4 : 4 But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.
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41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)
42 However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:
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44 How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
- John 5:41-422 verses75%
41 I do not take honour from men;
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14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.
15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
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5 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
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43 A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.
- Matt 15:7-93 verses72%
7 You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,
8 These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
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- Mark 11:31-322 verses71%
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- Mark 12:38-392 verses70%
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1 Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.
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54 Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
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37 But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:
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7 But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
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33 This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
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19 And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
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23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
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50 I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.
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13 So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.
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26 Unhappy are you when all men give you their approval: for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
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11 For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.
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18 The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him--that man is true and there is no evil in him.
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12 And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.