John 12:43
For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
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- John 5:44 : 44 How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God?
- Matt 23:5-7 : 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long. 6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues 7 and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces, and to have people call them‘Rabbi.’
- Luke 16:15 : 15 But Jesus said to them,“You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
- John 5:41 : 41 “I do not accept praise from people,
- Luke 19:17 : 17 And the king said to him,‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’
- 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
- Ps 22:29 : 29 All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.
- Matt 6:2 : 2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!
- John 8:54 : 54 Jesus replied,“If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say,‘He is our God.’
- John 12:26 : 26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
- Rom 2:7 : 7 eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,
- 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
- 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.
- 1 Thess 2:6 : 6 nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
- 1 Pet 1:7-8 : 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
- 1 Pet 3:4 : 4 but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
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- John 12:41-422 verses79%
41Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.
42Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.
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44How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God?
- John 5:41-422 verses75%
41“I do not accept praise from people,
42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
- Luke 16:14-152 verses75%
14More Warnings about the Pharisees The Pharisees(who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
15But Jesus said to them,“You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
- Matt 23:5-62 verses73%
5They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.
6They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
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43Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!
- Matt 15:7-93 verses72%
7Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,
8‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,
9and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
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44Jesus’ Final Public Words But Jesus shouted out,“The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,
- Mark 11:31-322 verses71%
31They discussed with one another, saying,“If we say,‘From heaven,’ he will say,‘Then why did you not believe him?’
32But if we say,‘From people–’”(they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).
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19Thus the Pharisees said to one another,“You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”
- Mark 12:38-392 verses70%
38Warnings About Experts in the Law In his teaching Jesus also said,“Watch out for the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces,
39and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
- Matt 6:1-22 verses70%
1Pure-hearted Giving“Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.
2Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!
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54Jesus replied,“If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say,‘He is our God.’
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37The Outcome of Jesus’ Public Ministry Foretold Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,
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7They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’
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33The Jewish leaders replied,“We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”
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19Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
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23so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
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50I am not trying to get praise for myself. There is one who demands it, and he also judges.
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13So the Pharisees objected,“You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”
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26“Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
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11for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.
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18The person who speaks on his own authority desires to receive honor for himself; the one who desires the honor of the one who sent him is a man of integrity, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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23Jesus replied,“The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
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9Now a large crowd of Judeans learned that Jesus was there, and so they came not only because of him but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.
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48None of the members of the ruling council or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?
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26But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”
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16(His disciples did not understand these things when they first happened, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him and that these things had happened to him.)
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2The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
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36Thus the people who had come to mourn said,“Look how much he loved him!”
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3Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves,“This man is blaspheming!”
- John 13:31-322 verses68%
31The Prediction of Peter’s Denial When Judas had gone out, Jesus said,“Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
32If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him right away.
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9But the one who denies me before men will be denied before God’s angels.
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16They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying,“Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality.
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43Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,
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5Private Prayer“Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward!
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14When they came they said to him,“Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone’s favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
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38The Sign of Jonah Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him,“Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
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4For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”
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12Now they wanted to arrest him(but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.