Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. New Living Translation For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them. English Standard Version I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another should come in the own name, you will receive him. King James Bible I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. New King James Version I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. New American Standard Bible I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. NASB 1995 “I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. NASB 1977 “I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another shall come in his own name, you will receive him. Legacy Standard Bible I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. Amplified Bible I have come in My Father’s name and with His power, and you do not receive Me [because your minds are closed]; but if another comes in his own name and with no authority or power except his own, you will receive him and give your approval to an imposter. Christian Standard Bible I have come in my Father’s name, and yet you don’t accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. Holman Christian Standard Bible I have come in My Father’s name, yet you don’t accept Me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. American Standard Version I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. Contemporary English Version I have come with my Father's authority, and you have not welcomed me. But you will welcome people who come on their own. English Revised Version I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. GOD'S WORD® Translation I have come with the authority my Father has given me, but you don't accept me. If someone else comes with his own authority, you will accept him. Good News Translation I have come with my Father's authority, but you have not received me; when, however, someone comes with his own authority, you will receive him. International Standard Version I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. Yet if another man comes in his own name, you will accept him. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. New Heart English Bible I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. Webster's Bible Translation I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. Weymouth New Testament I have come as my Father's representative, and you do not receive me. If some one else comes representing only himself, him you will receive. World English Bible I have come in my Father’s name, and you don’t receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI have come in the Name of My Father, and you do not receive Me; if another may come in his own name, him you will receive; Berean Literal Bible I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another should come in the own name, you will receive him. Young's Literal Translation 'I have come in the name of my Father, and ye do not receive me; if another may come in his own name, him ye will receive; Smith's Literal Translation I have come in the name of my Father, and ye receive me not: if another should come in his own name, him will ye receive. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI am come in the name of my Father, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive. Catholic Public Domain Version I have come in the name of my Father, and you do not accept me. If another will arrive in his own name, him you will accept. New American Bible I came in the name of my Father, but you do not accept me; yet if another comes in his own name, you will accept him. New Revised Standard Version I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; if another comes in his own name, you will accept him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI have come in the name of my Father, and you do not receive me; if another should come in his own name, you will receive him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English I have come in The Name of my Father and you do not receive me, and if another shall come in his own name, you will receive him. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentI have come in my Father's name, and you receive me not; if another should come in his own name, him you would receive. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament I have come in my Father?s name, and ye receive me not: if another come in his own name, him ye will receive. Mace New Testament I am come in my father's name, and you receive me not: if another should come in his own name, him you will receive. Weymouth New Testament I have come as my Father's representative, and you do not receive me. If some one else comes representing only himself, him you will receive. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Witness of Scripture…42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you. 43I 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. 44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?… Cross References John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. Matthew 21:9 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!” Luke 19:38 “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Matthew 23:39 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” John 12:13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!” 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 3:19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. John 7:28-29 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him, / but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.” John 12:44-45 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me. / And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. Matthew 10:40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. Luke 10:16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.” 1 John 4:1-3 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. / By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, / and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. Treasury of Scripture I am come in my Father's name, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive. come. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. John 8:28,29 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things… if. Matthew 24:5,24 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many… Acts 5:36,37 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought… Acts 21:38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? Jump to Previous Accept Approval Authority Father's Hearts Open Receive Representative Representing SomeoneJump to Next Accept Approval Authority Father's Hearts Open Receive Representative Representing SomeoneJohn 5 1. Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.10. The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it. 17. He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father, 31. of John, 36. of his works, 39. and of the Scriptures, who he is. I have come in My Father’s name This phrase emphasizes Jesus' divine authority and mission. In the cultural context of the time, coming in someone's name meant representing their authority and purpose. Jesus is asserting His identity as the Son of God, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies such as Isaiah 9:6, which speaks of a child born with divine titles. The phrase also highlights the intimate relationship between Jesus and God the Father, as seen in John 10:30, "I and the Father are one." and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him. Persons / Places / Events 1. Jesus ChristThe central figure in this verse, Jesus is speaking about His mission and the rejection He faces from the people He came to save. 2. The Father Refers to God the Father, in whose name Jesus has come, signifying divine authority and mission. 3. The Jewish Leaders The primary audience of Jesus' statement, representing those who reject Him despite His divine credentials. 4. False Messiahs Implied in the verse as those who come in their own name and are accepted by the people, contrasting with the rejection of Jesus. 5. Jerusalem The setting of many of Jesus' teachings and confrontations with the Jewish leaders, though not explicitly mentioned in this verse, it provides the backdrop for the events. Teaching Points Authority of JesusJesus came in the authority of the Father, which demands our recognition and acceptance. Reflect on how you acknowledge His authority in your life. Discernment of Truth The tendency to accept those who come in their own name warns us to be discerning about whom we follow. Evaluate the voices you listen to and ensure they align with biblical truth. Rejection and Acceptance Consider the reasons why people might reject Jesus despite His credentials. Are there areas in your life where you struggle to fully accept His lordship? Faithfulness to God's Revelation Jesus' coming was a fulfillment of God's promises. Trust in God's faithfulness and His revealed Word, even when it challenges societal norms. Witnessing to Others Use the understanding of Jesus' authority and mission to share the gospel with others, emphasizing the importance of accepting Him.(43) I am come in my Father's name.--So far from self-assertion or honour-seeking, He came in the name of, as representing, the Father, guided only by His will, doing only His work (John 4:34). Had they loved the Father, they must have received and reverenced His Son (John 8:42; Matthew 21:37 et seq.). The absence of love is at the root of the rejection. The true Israelite became the true Christian (John 1:47), but these were not true members of the Old Covenant, and could not therefore pass into the New. If another shall come in his own name.--Comp. the direct prophecy of false Christs and prophets in Matthew 24:24, and see Note there. The word "come" in this clause links the meaning with that of the "come" in the previous clause, and is to be understood of a false Messianic claim in opposition to the true. Sixty-four false Christs have been enumerated as appearing after the true Christ, and these words are often taken as a prophecy of one of the most famous of these, as Bar-Kochba. Not a few of the Fathers have understood the words of Antichrist. Perhaps the only definite reference is to the mental condition of the Jews. They would receive any other who came in his own authority, and seeking his own glory. There would be no higher principle to which everything must yield. The seeker of power would fulfil their carnal interpretation of Messianic hopes. He would flatter and honour them, and therefore they would receive him. . . . Verse 43. - I have come in the name (i.e. in the power, with the credentials, with the encompassing revelation) of my Father, and ye receive me not. Your idea of the Father's glory is so profoundly different from the reality, that you do not recognize it when it is offered you and shining over you. Christ did not profess to have come in his own name. He was not a mere evolution of humanity, or of Israel, or of the house of David. He was the Only Begotten of the Father, born from above, sent down from heaven. The language of the world was, "This is not Divine;" "It is too gentle, too gracious, too sympathetic for God!" The religious world listened eagerly for some echo of the trumpet peals of Sinai. It desired a king greater than Solomon, a prophet more terrible than Elijah. When he came with the real glory robes of the love of God, and with the majesty of the Name of the Lord, there was widespread disappointment and cruel rejection of his commission. Should another come in his own (proper, peculiar) name, that is, with no testimony from heaven, seeking "honour (δόξα, glory) from men," creating a sovereignty by enlisting the voices of men, compromising with evil, making no warfare against the power of the world, allowing the legitimacy of the throne of the prince of this world; - should he come in his own name, alas! him (that one) ye will receive. The eagerness on the part of the Jews to find the Messiah has led them to accept in some sort no fewer than sixty-four false Christs (Schudt, 'Judische Merkwurdigkeit,' 6:27-30; Bengel and Meyer). Nor must the Christian Church take the flattering unction that it is free from this charge. The teacher that can utilize to the widest extent the fashionable worldliness, and can mingle the pungent human condiment with the princely food of the King's banqueting house, is he who at the present hour meets with the loudest response and the readiest reception. There is solemn warning here for statesman and author, artist and preacher.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Iἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. have come ἐλήλυθα (elēlytha) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Father’s Πατρός (Patros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. name, ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you have not received λαμβάνετέ (lambanete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. Me; με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [but] if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. someone else ἄλλος (allos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. comes ἔλθῃ (elthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [his] τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. own ἰδίῳ (idiō) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. name, ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. you will receive λήμψεσθε (lēmpsesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. him. ἐκεῖνον (ekeinon) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. 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