John 5:44
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 5:44 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 5:44 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 5:44 — KJV
“How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?”
— John 5:44 (KJV)
John 5:44 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 5:44
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with John 5:44: how, can, one
“And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.”
Shares key themes with John 5:44: can, honour, cometh
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. The fire...: or, A great fire”
Shares key themes with John 5:44: one, another, god
“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. candle: or, lamp”
Shares key themes with John 5:44: how, can, cometh
“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
Shares key themes with John 5:44: can, one, seek
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