For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.
Parallel translations
- WEB For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it; for how would my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.
- KJV For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
- BSB For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
- NASB “For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; For how can My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.
- NLT I will rescue you for my sake— yes, for my own sake! I will not let my reputation be tarnished, and I will not share my glory with idols!
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Quick answer
For his own sake God acts to deliver, refusing to let his name be profaned or give his glory to another. God saves for the sake of his glory.
Overview
With emphatic repetition, God declares he acts to redeem 'for my own sake,' so his name is not dishonored and his glory not surrendered to idols. The ultimate ground of salvation is God's zeal for his own glory. This God-centered motive crowns the gospel, in which our salvation magnifies his grace and glory in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Isa 42:8“I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.
- Ezek 20:9But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
- Isa 37:35‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’”
- Ezek 20:14But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
- 1 Sam 12:22For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself.
- Ezek 20:22Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
- Isa 43:25I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.
- Jer 14:7Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, Yahweh; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.
- Ezek 20:44You shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have dealt with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, you house of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh.’”
- Num 14:15–16Now if you killed this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying,
- Ezek 20:39“‘As for you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Go, everyone serve his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me; but you shall no more profane my holy name with your gifts, and with your idols.
- Deut 32:26–27I said that I would scatter them afar. I would make their memory to cease from among men;
- Rom 2:24For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.
- Isa 52:5“Now therefore, what do I do here,” says Yahweh, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock,” says Yahweh, “and my name is blasphemed continually all day long.
- Isa 48:5therefore I have declared it to you from of old; before it came to pass I showed it to you; lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them, and my engraved image, and my molten image, has commanded them.’
- John 5:23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
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