John 5:42

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John 5:40–44 · Berean Standard Bible

40 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

41 I do not accept glory from men,

42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

44 How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

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John 1:48

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John 1:49

“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

John 2:25

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John 21:17

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Luke 16:15

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Hebrews 4:12

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Hebrews 4:13

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Revelation 2:23

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John 5:44

How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

John 8:42

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

John 8:47

Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

John 8:55

You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

John 15:23

Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.

John 15:24

If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

Romans 8:7

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1 John 2:15

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1 John 3:17

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

1 John 4:20

If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.