John 8:49

Jesus replied, “A demon does not control me! I honor my Father, and you do not honor me!

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.

In Context

48The Jewish leaders [SYN] replied to him, “◄We are certainly right by saying that you believe what is false as the Samaritans do!/Are we not right by saying that you believe what is false as the Samaritans do?► [RHQ] And that ◄a demon/an evil spirit► controls you!”

50I am not trying to honor myself. There is someone else who desires to honor me, and he is the one who will judge whether it is I who am telling the truth or whether it is you who are telling the truth.

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Cross References

Proverbs 26:4If a foolish person asks a foolish question, do not answer him, because if you answer his question, you are just as foolish as he is.

Isaiah 49:3He said to me, “You will serve my Israeli people, and you will cause people to honor me.”

John 8:29He is the one who sent me, and he helps me. Because I always do the things that please him, he has never abandoned me.”

John 12:28My Father, show how great you are!” Then God spoke [EUP] from heaven, saying, “I have already shown how great I am, and I will do it again!”

John 14:13And whatever you, using my authority, ask me to do, I will do it, in order that I can show you how great my Father is.

Philippians 2:6Although he has the same nature as God has, he did not insist on keeping all the privileges of being equal with God.

Matthew Henry on John 8:49-51

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? 49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Here is, I. The malice of hell breaking out in the base language which the unbelieving Jews gave to our Lord Jesus. Hitherto they had cavilled at his doctrine, and had made invidious remarks upon it; but, having… Read the whole commentary →

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