I do not accept human praise; 42 moreover, I know that you do not have the love of God in you. 43 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. 44 How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that comes from the only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father: the one who will accuse you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope. 46 For if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me, because he wrote about me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?
Jesus does not desire human praise (v. 41). The Jews rejection of the Son shows that they do not love God (v. 42). Seeking human praise, they are willing to accept the words of deceivers and put their trust in humans rather than placing their trust in Jesus who is the revelation of God’s glory and who was sent by the Father (v. 43; Jn. 12:43). It is Moses that will accuse them before God because if they had believed Moses, they would have understood that everything he taught them was pointing forward to the coming of the Son of Man (v. 46; Jn. 1:45). Since they do not truly believe what Moses wrote they are unable to believe Jesus’ words.
Almighty God, we believe but help our unbelief so that through Jesus we can come to knowledge of your kingdom and receive the gift of everlasting life. This we pray trough Christ our Lord. Amen.
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References
Chiu, José Enrique Aguilar, et al. The Paulist Biblical Commentary. Paulist Press, 2018.
Brown, Raymond Edward, et al. The New Jerome Biblical Commentary. Upper Saddle River, NJ, United States, Prentice Hall, 1990.
Chiu, José Enrique Aguilar, et al. The Paulist Biblical Commentary. Paulist Press, 2018.
Brown, Raymond Edward, et al. The New Jerome Biblical Commentary. Upper Saddle River, NJ, United States, Prentice Hall, 1990.
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