John 5:44
Strong's Lexicon
How
πῶς (pōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

can
δύνασθε (dynasthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

believe
πιστεῦσαι (pisteusai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.

if you accept
λαμβάνοντες (lambanontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

glory
δόξαν (doxan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.

from
παρὰ (para)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

one another,
ἀλλήλων (allēlōn)
Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.

yet
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

do not seek
ζητεῖτε (zēteite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

glory
δόξαν (doxan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.

that [comes]
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

from
παρὰ (para)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

only
μόνου (monou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3441: Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere.

God ?
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

Young's 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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God.

New American Standard Bible
"How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the [one and] only God?

King James Bible
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

New Living Translation
No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.

English Standard Version
How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

New American Standard Bible
"How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?

King James Bible
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don't seek the glory that comes from the only God.

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?

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?

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?

English Revised Version
How can ye believe, which receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not?

Young's 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?
















Cross References
1 Samuel 15:30
Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.

John 5:41
I receive not honour from men.

John 12:43
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Romans 2:29
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

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

1 Timothy 1:17
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Jude 1:25
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 5:43
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.

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