John 8:50
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.”
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BSBPD
“I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 8:50 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 5:20The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
- John 5:41I do not accept glory from men,
- John 5:45Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
- John 7:18He 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.
- John 8:54Jesus 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.’
- John 12:47As 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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