Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act;
For how can My name be profaned?
And My glory I will not give to another.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

I will act for My own sake, indeed, My own,
for how can I be defiled?
I will not give My glory to another.

International Standard Version

For my own sake Yes, for my own sake! I'm doing it; indeed, how can I be profaned? Furthermore, I won't give my glory to another."

A Conservative Version

For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it. For how should [my name] be profaned? And I not will give my glory to another.

American Standard Version

For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.

Amplified


“For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it [I refrain and do not completely destroy you];
For how can My Name be defiled and profaned [as it would if My chosen people were completely destroyed]?
And I will not give My glory to another [by permitting the worshipers of idols to triumph over you].

Bible in Basic English

For myself, even because of my name, I will do it; for I will not let my name be shamed; and my glory I will not give to another.

Darby Translation

For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and I will not give my glory unto another.

Julia Smith Translation

For my :sake, for my sake will I do: for how shall it be defiled? and I will not give my glory to another.

King James 2000

For my own sake, even for my own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be profaned? and I will not give my glory unto another.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For my own sake, for my own sake I do [it]; for why should it be defiled? And I will not give my glory to another."

Modern King James verseion

For my sake, for My sake I will do it; for why should My name be defiled? And I will not give My glory to another.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And that only for mine own sake, for I give mine honour to none other, that thou shouldest not despise me.

NET Bible

For my sake alone I will act, for how can I allow my name to be defiled? I will not share my glory with anyone else!

New Heart English Bible

For my own sake, for my own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.

The Emphasized Bible

For mine own sake - for mine own sake, will I effectually work For how should it be profaned? And, my glory - to another, will I not give.

Webster

For my own sake, even for my own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be profaned? and I will not give my glory to another.

World English Bible

For my own sake, for my own sake, will I do it; for how should [my name] be profaned? and my glory I will not give to another.

Youngs Literal Translation

For My sake, for Mine own sake, I do it, For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
and I will not give
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

my glory
כּבד כּבוד 
Kabowd 
Usage: 200

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Isaiah 48:11

Context Readings

Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel

10 Behold, I have refined thee, and not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11 For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act;
For how can My name be profaned?
And My glory I will not give to another.
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Cross References

Isaiah 42:8

I am the LORD. This is my name, and my glory I will not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Ezekiel 20:9

With all this, I intervened for my name's sake that it should not be polluted before the Gentiles, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 32:26-27

I said I would shatter them in pieces: I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men,

Numbers 14:15-16

and that thou hast caused all this people to die as one man; and the Gentiles who have heard of thy fame will speak, saying,

1 Samuel 12:22

For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake because it has pleased the LORD to make you his people.

Isaiah 37:35

For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake and for my slave David's sake.

Isaiah 43:25

I, even I, am he that uproots thy rebellions for mine own sake and will not remember thy sins.

Isaiah 48:5

I have already declared it many days ago; before it came to pass I showed it to thee: lest thou should say, My idol has done it, my graven image, and my molten image, has commanded these things.

Isaiah 52:5

Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nothing? And those among my people that take rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name is continually blasphemed every day.

Jeremiah 14:7

O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do it for thy name's sake; for our rebellions have multiplied; we have sinned against thee.

Ezekiel 20:14

But I intervened for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the Gentiles, in whose sight I brought them out.

Ezekiel 20:22

Nevertheless, I withdrew my hand and intervened for my name's sake that it should not be polluted in the sight of the Gentiles in whose sight I brought them forth.

Ezekiel 20:39

As for you, O house of Israel, thus hath the Lord GOD said: Go, serve ye each one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me, but do not pollute my holy name any longer with your gifts and with your idols.

Ezekiel 20:44

And ye shall know that I am the LORD when I have intervened with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, said the Lord GOD.

John 5:23

that everyone should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who has sent him.

Romans 2:24

For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

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