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John 5:41

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I receive not honour from men.
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  1. John 7:18Rank 1 from verse 41
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    18He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:6Rank 2 from verse 41
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    6Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

  3. John 5:34Rank 3 from verse 41
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    34But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

  4. John 8:50Rank 4 from verse 41
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    50And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

  5. John 5:44Rank 5 from verse 41
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    44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

  6. John 8:54Rank 6 from verse 41
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    54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

  7. 1 Peter 2:21Rank 7 from verse 41
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    21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

  8. John 6:15Rank 8 from verse 41
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    15¶ When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

  9. 2 Peter 1:17Rank 9 from verse 41
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    17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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John 5:41

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honour

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Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.

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5:39¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

5:40And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

5:41I receive not honour from men.

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5:42But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

5:43I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

5:44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

5:45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

5:46For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

5:47But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

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