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John 8:50

And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

KJV

ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ ζητῶ τὴν δόξαν μου· ἔστιν ὁ ζητῶν καὶ κρίνων.

Greek NT

Ego autem non quæro gloriam meam : est qui quærat, et judicet.

Vulgate

But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

ASV

But I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δόξα
doxa
noun · 166×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρίνω
krino
verb · 114×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 5:20 — For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
  • John 5:30 — I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
  • John 5:41 — I receive not honour from men.
  • John 5:41 — I receive not honour from men.
  • John 7:18 — He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
  • John 8:54 — Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
  • John 8:54 — Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
  • John 17:26 — And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.