John 7:18
Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but whoever seeks the glory of him who sent him, that person is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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In Context
19Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?”
Cross References
Numbers 11:29Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all of Yahweh's people were prophets and that he would put his Spirit on them all!”
Matthew 6:9Therefore pray like this: 1 'Our Father in heaven, 2 may your name be sanctified. 2
John 5:41I do not receive praise from men,
John 8:54Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me—about whom you say that he is your God.
John 12:28Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven and said, “I have glorified it and I will glorify it again.”
John 17:4I glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work that you have given me to do.
Matthew Henry on John 7:15-37
Christ at the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and… Read the whole commentary →