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 5:44
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Original language (Greek)

Πῶς δύνασθε ὑμεῖς πιστεῦσαι δόξαν παρὰ ἀλλήλων λαμβάνοντες καὶ τὴν δόξαν τὴν παρὰ τοῦ μόνου θεοῦ οὐ ζητεῖτε;

  1. ΠῶςPōs“How”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  2. δύνασθεdunasthe“are able”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  3. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. πιστεῦσαιpisteusai“to believe”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  5. δόξανdoxan“glory”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δόξα · “glory” · Strong's G1391
  6. παρὰpara“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  7. ἀλλήλωνallēlōn“one another”
    Reciprocal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · “one another” · Strong's G0240
  8. λαμβάνοντεςlambanontes“receiving”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. δόξανdoxan“glory”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δόξα · “glory” · Strong's G1391
  12. τὴνtēn“that [is]”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. παρὰpara“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  14. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. μόνουmonou“only”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
  16. θεοῦtheou“God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  17. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  18. ζητεῖτε;zēteite“you seek?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)