I came with the authority of my Father, and you either dismiss me or avoid me. If another came, acting self-important, you would welcome him with open arms.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I have come in my Father’s name, and yet you don’t accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

NLTNew Living Translation

For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If another should come in his own name, you would accept that one!

KJV 1900King James Version

I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

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