John 8:50
50 I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.
Other Translations of John 8:50
King James Version
50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
English Standard Version
50 Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge.
The Message
50 I am not trying to get anything for myself. God intends something gloriously grand here and is making the decisions that will bring it about.
New King James Version
50 And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges.
New Living Translation
50 And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge.
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 8:50
Commentary on John 8:48-53
(Read John 8:48-53)
Observe Christ's disregard of the applause of men. those who are dead to the praises of men can bear their contempt. God will seek the honour of all who do not seek their own. In these verses we have the doctrine of the everlasting happiness of believers. We have the character of a believer; he is one that keeps the sayings of the Lord Jesus. And the privilege of a believer; he shall by no means see death for ever. Though now they cannot avoid seeing death, and tasting it also, yet they shall shortly be where it will be no more forever, Exodus 14:13.