John 8:50
But I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh it, and judgeth.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
In Context
49Jesus said to them: I have no demon: but I honor God; and ye contemn me.
51Verily, verily, I say to you: He that keepeth my word, will never see death.
Cross References
John 5:20For the Father loveth his Son, and showeth him every thing he doeth: and greater works than these, will he show him, that ye may wonder.
John 5:45Do ye suppose, that I shall accuse you before the Father? There is one that will accuse you, that Moses, on whom ye rely.
John 8:54Jesus said to them: If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye say, He is our 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 →