Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
How can you believe when you accept each other's praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?
A Conservative Version
How can ye believe, who receive glory from each other, and seek not the glory from the only God?
American Standard Version
How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
How can you believe [in me] when you [offer and] accept honors from one another, but do not try to obtain the honor that comes from the only God?
Anderson New Testament
How can you believe who receive honor one from another, and seek not the honor that comes from God alone?
Common New Testament
How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Daniel Mace New Testament
how can you believe, who are catching at honour one from another, regardless of that glory that comes from God only?
Darby Translation
How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and seek not the glory which comes from God alone?
Godbey New Testament
How are you able to believe, receiving glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is with God only?
Goodspeed New Testament
Yet how can you believe in me, when you accept honor from one another, instead of seeking the honor that comes from the one God?
John Wesley New Testament
How can ye believe, while ye receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that is from God only?
Julia Smith Translation
How can ye believe, receiving glory from one another, and ye seek not the glory that from God alone?
King James 2000
How can you believe, who receive honor one of another, and seek not the honor that comes from God only?
Lexham Expanded Bible
How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] from the only God?
Modern King James verseion
How can you believe, you who receive honor from one another and do not seek the honor that comes from God only?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh of God only?
Moffatt New Testament
How can you believe, you who accept credit from one another instead of aiming at the credit which comes from the only God?
Montgomery New Testament
"How can you believe when you receive glory from, one another, and have no desire for the glory which comes from the only God?
NET Bible
How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don't seek the praise that comes from the only God?
New Heart English Bible
How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Noyes New Testament
How can ye believe while ye receive honor from one another, and seek not the honor that is from him who alone is God?
Sawyer New Testament
How can you believe, receiving glory one from another, and the glory from God alone you seek not?
The Emphasized Bible
How can, ye, believe, - Glory from one another, receiving; and, the glory which is from the only God, are not seeking?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
How can ye believe, who receiving honour one from another, seek not the honour which cometh from God alone?
Twentieth Century New Testament
How can you believe in me, when you receive honor from one another and do not desire the honor which comes from the only God?
Webster
How can ye believe, who receive honor one from another, and seek not the honor that cometh from God only?
Weymouth New Testament
How is it possible for you to believe, while you receive glory from one another and have no desire for the glory that comes from the only God?
Williams New Testament
How can you believe, you who are always accepting honor from one another, but never seek the honor that comes from the one God?
World English Bible
How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don't seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Worrell New Testament
How can ye believe, who receive glory from one another, and the glory which is from God only ye seek not?
Worsley New Testament
How can ye believe, who receive applause from each other, and the glory which is from God only, ye seek not?
Youngs Literal Translation
how are ye able -- ye -- to believe, glory from one another receiving, and the glory that is from God alone ye seek not?
Themes
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The jews
Belief » Why you should believe jesus Christ
Earthly » Of priests honour » A hindrance to faith
Honour » Earthly » A hindrance to faith
Receiving » Who did not receive jesus Christ
Scripture » The scriptures testifying of jesus Christ
Seeking God » Includes seeking » Honor which comes from him
Unbelief » Proceeds from » Seeking honor from men
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 5:44
Verse Info
Context Readings
Further Testimony About The Son
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? 45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.
Cross References
Romans 2:29
But he is a Jew who is a secret one, whose circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
1 Samuel 2:30
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.
2 Chronicles 6:8
But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:
Jeremiah 13:23
Is it possible for the skin of the Ethiopian to be changed, or the markings on the leopard? Then it might be possible for you to do good, who have been trained to do evil.
Matthew 23:5
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,
Matthew 25:21-23
His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
Luke 19:17
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.
John 3:20
The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
John 8:43
Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.
John 12:43
For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.
John 17:3
And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
Romans 2:7
To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
Romans 2:10
But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:
Romans 8:7-8
Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:
1 Corinthians 4:5
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 Corinthians 10:18
For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,
Philippians 2:3
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
Hebrews 3:12
My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:
James 2:1
My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.
1 Peter 1:7
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: