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My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. <a href="/nlt/john/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God,’ <a href="/esv/john/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ <a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Jesus 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.’ <a href="/blb/john/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father glorifying Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God.' <a href="/kjv/john/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/john/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Jesus answered, “If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is your God. <a href="/nasb_/john/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; <a href="/nasb/john/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jesus answered, &#8220If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, &#8216He is our God’ <a href="/nasb77/john/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; <a href="/lsb/john/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; <a href="/amp/john/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is [worth] nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ <a href="/csb/john/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “If I glorify myself,” Jesus answered, “my glory is nothing. My Father—about whom you say, ‘He is our God’—he is the one who glorifies me. <a href="/hcsb/john/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220If I glorify Myself,&#8221 Jesus answered, &#8220My glory is nothing. My Father—you say about Him, He is our God—He is the One who glorifies Me. <a href="/asv/john/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God; <a href="/cev/john/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus replied, "If I honored myself, it would mean nothing. My Father is the one who honors me. You claim that he is your God, <a href="/erv/john/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God; <a href="/gwt/john/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus said, "If I bring glory to myself, my glory is nothing. My Father is the one who gives me glory, and you say that he is your God. <a href="/gnt/john/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus answered, "If I were to honor myself, that honor would be worth nothing. The one who honors me is my Father--the very one you say is your God. <a href="/isv/john/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus answered, "If I were trying to glorify myself, my glory would mean nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, 'He is our God.' <a href="/msb/john/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Jesus 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.? <a href="/net/john/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say, 'He is our God.' <a href="/nheb/john/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say 'He is our God.' <a href="/wbt/john/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that honoreth me, of whom ye say, that he is your God: <a href="/wey/john/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Were I to glorify myself," answered Jesus, "I should have no real glory. There is One who glorifies me--namely my Father, who you say is your God. <a href="/web/john/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who is glorifying Me, of whom you say that He is your God; <a href="/blb/john/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father glorifying Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God.' <a href="/ylt/john/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jesus answered, 'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God; <a href="/slt/john/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father honouring me; whom ye say, that he is your God:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jesus answered: If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom you say that he is your God. <a href="/cpdv/john/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Jesus responded: “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me. And you say about him that he is your God. <a href="/nabre/john/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is worth nothing; but it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ <a href="/nrsvce/john/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, ‘He is our God,’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus said to them, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing; but it is my Father who honors me, the one of whom you say, He is our God. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua said to them, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, 'He is our God.' “<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Jesus answered: If I honor myself, my honor is nothing; it is my Father that honors me, of whom you say, that he is your God. <a href="/godbey/john/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Jesus responded, <FR>If I may glorify myself, my glory is nothing: my Father is the one glorifying me; whom you say, that, He is our God;<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Jesus answered, If I assume glory to myself, my glory is nothing: it is the Father who glorifies me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: <a href="/mace/john/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus answered, if I honour'd my self, my honour would be vain: it is my father that honoureth me, of whom ye say, that he is your God. <a href="/wey/john/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Were I to glorify myself," answered Jesus, "I should have no real glory. There is One who glorifies me--namely my Father, who you say is your God. <a href="/worrell/john/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus answered, <FR>"If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father Who glorifieth Me, of Whom ye say, that He is your God.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Jesus answered, <FR>If I honour myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye say that He is your God.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/8-54.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3147" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">Before Abraham was Born, I Am</a> …53Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?” 54<a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">answered,</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: Ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">“If</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1392.htm" title="1392: doxasō (V-ASA-1S) -- To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.">glorify</a> <a href="/greek/1683.htm" title="1683: emauton (PPro-AM1S) -- Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton'.">Myself,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1391.htm" title="1391: doxa (N-NFS) -- From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.">glory</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">means</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: ouden (Adj-NNS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">nothing.</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The One who</a> <a href="/greek/1392.htm" title="1392: doxazōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.">glorifies</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">of whom</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legete (V-PIA-2P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">say</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">‘He is</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God.’</a> 55You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/5-41.htm">John 5:41-44</a> I do not accept glory from men, / but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you. / I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him. ... <a href="/john/7-18.htm">John 7:18</a> He 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. <a href="/john/17-1.htm">John 17:1</a> When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You. <a href="/john/12-28.htm">John 12:28</a> Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” <a href="/john/13-31.htm">John 13:31-32</a> When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. / If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13</a> And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. <a href="/john/16-14.htm">John 16:14</a> He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you. <a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a> And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!” <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a> While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!” <a href="/2_peter/1-17.htm">2 Peter 1:17</a> For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” <a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a> Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. <a href="/hebrews/5-5.htm">Hebrews 5:5</a> So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.” <a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8</a> I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols. <a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Isaiah 48:11</a> For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another. <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10-11</a> “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. / I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that honors me; of whom you say, that he is your God:If.<a href="/john/8-50.htm">John 8:50</a> And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.<a href="/john/2-11.htm">John 2:11</a> This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.<a href="/john/5-31.htm">John 5:31,32</a> If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true… it is.<a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22-29,41</a> For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: … <a href="/john/7-39.htm">John 7:39</a> (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)<a href="/john/13-31.htm">John 13:31,32</a> Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him… ye say.<a href="/john/8-41.htm">John 8:41</a> Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.<a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1,2</a> Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness… <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Isaiah 66:5</a> Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/8-53.htm">Claim</a> <a href="/john/8-47.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/luke/1-46.htm">Glorifies</a> <a href="/psalms/50-23.htm">Glorifieth</a> <a href="/luke/23-47.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/luke/18-43.htm">Glorifying</a> <a href="/john/8-50.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/john/8-49.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/john/5-23.htm">Honoreth</a> <a href="/john/8-49.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/john/5-23.htm">Honoureth</a> <a href="/john/8-49.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/1-42.htm">Means</a> <a href="/john/8-41.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/john/6-55.htm">Real</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/9-41.htm">Claim</a> <a href="/john/10-11.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/50-23.htm">Glorifies</a> <a href="/psalms/50-23.htm">Glorifieth</a> <a href="/john/12-28.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/acts/4-21.htm">Glorifying</a> <a href="/john/9-24.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/john/12-2.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Honoreth</a> <a href="/john/12-2.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Honoureth</a> <a href="/john/8-58.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/9-7.htm">Means</a> <a href="/john/11-45.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/acts/12-9.htm">Real</a><div class="vheading2">John 8</div>1. <a href="/john/8-1.htm">Jesus delivers the woman taken in adultery.</a> 12. <a href="/john/8-12.htm">He declares himself the light of the world, and justifies his doctrine;</a> 31. <a href="/john/8-31.htm">promises freedom to those who believe;</a> 33. <a href="/john/8-33.htm">answers the Jews who boasted of Abraham;</a> 48. <a href="/john/8-48.htm">answers their reviling, by showing his authority and dignity;</a> 59. <a href="/john/8-59.htm">and slips away from those who would stone him.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Jesus answered In this passage, Jesus is responding to the Jewish leaders who questioned His authority and identity. This dialogue occurs during the Feast of Tabernacles, a time when Jesus was teaching in the temple courts. His response is part of a larger discourse where He reveals His divine nature and relationship with the Father.If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. Here, Jesus emphasizes the principle of humility and divine validation. In Jewish culture, self-promotion was often viewed with skepticism. Jesus contrasts human glory with divine approval, indicating that true honor comes from God, not self-exaltation. This reflects the biblical theme that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>).The One who glorifies Me is My Father, Jesus identifies God the Father as the source of His glory. This statement underscores the intimate relationship between Jesus and the Father, a recurring theme in the Gospel of John. It also points to the divine endorsement of Jesus' mission and identity, as seen in events like His baptism (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a>) and transfiguration (<a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a>), where the Father publicly affirms Him.of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ Jesus addresses the Jewish leaders' claim to know and worship the true God. This phrase highlights the irony and tension in the narrative: the religious leaders profess allegiance to God yet fail to recognize His Son. It echoes the prophetic critique found in <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a>, where God condemns those who honor Him with their lips while their hearts are far from Him. Jesus challenges their understanding and calls them to a deeper recognition of God's work through Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> - The central figure in this passage, Jesus is responding to the Jewish leaders, emphasizing His relationship with the Father. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> - God the Father, who glorifies Jesus, affirming His divine authority and mission. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a> - The audience to whom Jesus is speaking, who claim God as their own but fail to recognize Jesus as the Son of God. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> - The setting of this discourse, a city central to Jewish religious life and the location of many of Jesus' teachings. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> - While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the broader context of <a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">John 8</a> suggests that this conversation takes place in or near the Temple, a significant place for Jewish worship and teaching.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_true_glory.htm">Understanding True Glory</a> Jesus teaches that self-glorification is meaningless. True glory comes from God, and we should seek His approval rather than human accolades. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_divine_authority.htm">Recognizing Divine Authority</a> Jesus' authority is affirmed by the Father. As believers, we must recognize and submit to Jesus' divine authority in our lives. <a href="/topical/r/relationship_with_the_father.htm">Relationship with the Father</a> Jesus models a perfect relationship with the Father, characterized by mutual glorification. We are called to cultivate a relationship with God that seeks His glory above all. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> Just as Jesus' identity is affirmed by the Father, our identity as believers is rooted in our relationship with God. We should live in a way that reflects this truth. <a href="/topical/w/witness_to_others.htm">Witness to Others</a> Jesus' interaction with the Jewish leaders challenges us to be witnesses of His glory and truth, even when faced with opposition or misunderstanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 8</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'firstfruits_of_his_creatures'.htm">What does 'I will not give my glory to another' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_prayer_aid_personal_growth.htm">How does prayer influence personal and spiritual growth?</a> <a href="/q/define_effectual_calling..htm">What is the definition of effectual calling?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'not_give_my_glory'_mean.htm">What does "I will not give my glory to another" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(54) If I honour myself, my honour is nothing.--The word rendered "honour" is not the same as that in <a href="/john/8-49.htm" title="Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honor my Father, and you do dishonor me.">John 8:49</a>. It is better to read glorify here. Following all the better MSS. the tense is past. We have then, If I shall have glorified Myself, My glory is nothing. Stress is to be laid upon the pronoun. "If I, for My part, as distinct from the Father, shall have glorified Myself."It is my Father that honoureth me.--Better, as before, . . . glorifieth Me. This is the answer to their question, "Whom makest Thou Thyself?" The attribute of life in Himself, and the power to communicate this to those who kept His word, was the gift of the Father to the Son. (See Note on <a href="/john/5-26.htm" title="For as the Father has life in himself; so has he given to the Son to have life in himself;">John 5:26</a>.)Of whom ye say, that he is your God.--Some of the better MSS., and most modern editors, read . . . "He is our God." The identification of the Father with the God of Israel is important. It may be, as some have supposed, that the phrase, "He is our God," belonged to common liturgical forms or hymns, and was thus frequently on their lips.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 54. - Our Lord does not immediately or directly reply to their question. He was not making himself to be anything. He was simply declaring the fact. He does not return on the astounding assertion of ver. 51, but confirms it by reaffirming his own relation to the Father, and that sense of absolute and perfect union with the Father on which his entire ministry was based. Jesus answered, If I glorify myself - if I, from the ground of my own human consciousness, and apart from the Father who is with me and in me, and who "seeketh my glory" (ver. 50), if I have no unique relation and access to the Father, as you Jews seem to imply - then my glory - the glory of giving eternal life, of conferring perfect freedom and sonship upon those who continue in and keep my word; then all this glory which I claim - is nothing. But neither is the hypothesis one of fact, nor is the conclusion (fair enough on that hypothesis) a truth. "I am not glorifying myself, making myself anything other than I am." It is my Father who is glorifying me (cf. ver. 50, both for construction and sense); of whom ye say, that he is our [your] God. They claimed for themselves that they were "of God," and that the Father of whom he spake was no other than their God and Father as well as his. But they have not comprehended their own Scriptures nor God's providence, nor all the revelation which the Father was making of himself in the Son; while their special and monopolizing claim concealed from them the face of the Father. <a href="/commentaries/john/8-54.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. answered, Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “If Ἐὰν (Ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. glorify δοξάσω (doxasō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1392.htm">Strong's 1392: </a> To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious. Myself, ἐμαυτόν (emauton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1683.htm">Strong's 1683: </a> Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton'. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. glory δόξα (doxa) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. means ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. nothing. οὐδέν (ouden) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. The [One who] ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. glorifies δοξάζων (doxazōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1392.htm">Strong's 1392: </a> To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious. Me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. is ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Father, Πατήρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. [of] whom ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. say λέγετε (legete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ‘He is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. God.? Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/8-54.htm">John 8:54 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/8-54.htm">NT Gospels: John 8:54 Jesus answered If I glorify myself my (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/8-53.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 8:53"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 8:53" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/8-55.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 8:55"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 8:55" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>