John 8:50 “I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the J…”

John 8:50

I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

World English Bible

But I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.

American Standard Version

But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I seeke not mine owne praise: but there is one that seeketh it, and iudgeth.

Darby Translation

But I do not seek my own glory: there is he that seeks and judges.

Young's Literal Translation

and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

Bible in Basic English

I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.

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Cross references

“I seek not”

John 5:41 John 7:18

John 5:41 · BSB

I do not accept glory from men,

John 7:18 · BSB

He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

“there”

John 5:20–23 John 5:45 John 12:47 John 12:48

John 5:20–23 · BSB

The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

John 5:45 · BSB

Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.

John 12:47 · BSB

As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

John 12:48 · BSB

There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Also

John 8:54

John 8:54 · BSB

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

49“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

51Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”

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