Yohanes 5:41-42

5:41 “I do not accept ¹  praise ²  from people, ³  5:42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God ⁴  within you.

[5:41]  ¹ tn Or “I do not receive.”

[5:41]  ² tn Or “honor” (Grk “glory,” in the sense of respect or honor accorded to a person because of their status).

[5:41]  ³ tn Grk “from men,” but in a generic sense; both men and women are implied here.

[5:42]  ⁴ tn The genitive in the phrase τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ (thn agaphn tou qeou, “the love of God”) could be translated as either a subjective genitive (“God’s love”) or an objective genitive (“love for God”). Either is grammatically possible. This is possibly an instance of a plenary genitive (see ExSyn 119-21; M. Zerwick, Biblical Greek, §§36-39). If so, the emphasis would be on the love God gives which in turn produces love for him, but Jesus’ opponents are lacking any such love inside them.