John 5:41
I do not take honour from men;
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- 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.
- John 5:34 : 34 But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.
- John 7:18 : 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.
- John 8:50 : 50 I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.
- 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 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?
- John 6:15 : 15 Now when Jesus saw that the people were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, he went away again up the mountain by himself.
- 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:
- 2 Pet 1:17 : 17 For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
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- John 5:42-443 verses83%
42 But I have knowledge of you that you have no love for God in your hearts.
43 I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.
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 8:49-502 verses78%
49 And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.
50 I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.
- John 8:54-552 verses78%
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.
55 You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.
- John 5:38-403 verses76%
38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.
39 You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.
40 And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.
- John 5:34-363 verses75%
34 But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.
35 He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.
36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
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43 For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.
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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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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.
- John 5:30-312 verses73%
30 Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.
31 If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.
- John 8:14-152 verses72%
14 Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.
15 You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.
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38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.
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44 For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.
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40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.
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42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.
- John 17:4-52 verses69%
4 I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.
5 And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.
- John 3:27-282 verses69%
27 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
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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.
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28 So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.
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21 Let me not give respect to any man, or give names of honour to any living.
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11 He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.
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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.
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23 And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
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16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
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37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;
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32 He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
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16 Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.
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32 If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now.
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29 So that no flesh might have glory before God.
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48 He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.
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7 So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.
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20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.
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41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)
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30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
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28 Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.
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11 Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.
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18 No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father.
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33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
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28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.