Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
I am not looking for personal honor; but there is One who is looking for it [i.e., God], and He judges people [fairly].
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
I don't seek my own glory. There is one who seeks it, and he is the Judge.
A Conservative Version
But I seek not my own glory. He is who seeks and judges.
American Standard Version
But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
Amplified
Anderson New Testament
I seek not my own glory; there is one that seeks and judges.
Bible in Basic English
I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.
Common New Testament
Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I do not consult my own glory: there is one that will consult that, and judge accordingly.
Darby Translation
But I do not seek my own glory: there is he that seeks and judges.
Godbey New Testament
But I do not seek my own glory: there is One seeking and judging.
Goodspeed New Testament
But I do not seek honor for myself; there is someone who seeks it for me, and is the judge of it.
John Wesley New Testament
I seek not my own glory; there is one that seeketh it and judgeth.
Julia Smith Translation
And I seek not my glory: there is he seeking and judging.
King James 2000
And I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeks and judges.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I do not seek my [own] glory. There is one who seeks and judges!
Modern King James verseion
And I do not seek My own glory, but there is One who seeks and judges.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I seek not mine own praise: but there is one that seeketh it and judgeth.
Moffatt New Testament
However, I do not aim at my own credit; there is One who cares for my credit, and he is judge.
Montgomery New Testament
"Yet I am not seeking my own honor. There is One who is seeking it, and He is judge.
NET Bible
I am not trying to get praise for myself. There is one who demands it, and he also judges.
New Heart English Bible
But I do not seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.
Noyes New Testament
But I seek not my own glory; there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
Sawyer New Testament
But I seek not my glory; there is one that seeks and judges.
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, seek not my glory: There is one who seeketh and judgeth.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Not that I am seeking honor for myself; there is one who is seeking my honor, and he decides.
Webster
And I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
Weymouth New Testament
I, however, am not aiming at glory for myself: there is One who aims at glory for me--and who judges.
Williams New Testament
However, I am not seeking honor for myself; there is One who is seeking it for me, and He is judge.
World English Bible
But I don't seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.
Worrell New Testament
But I seek not My own glory: there is One Who seeketh and judgeth.
Worsley New Testament
And I seek not my own glory; there is One that seeketh it, and judgeth.
Youngs Literal Translation
and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:50
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Context Readings
Jesus And Abraham
49 Jesus answered, "I am not dominated by an evil spirit. But I give honor to my Father and you people dishonor me. 50 I am not looking for personal honor; but there is One who is looking for it [i.e., God], and He judges people [fairly]. 51 Truly, truly, I tell you, if a person obeys my message, he will never die [i.e., spiritually]."
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Cross References
John 5:41
"I do not accept honor from mankind,
John 8:54
Jesus answered them, "If I were to honor myself, that honor would be worthless. [But] it is my Father who honors me [and] you say He is your God.
John 5:20-23
For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him everything that He Himself does; and He will show Him [even] greater deeds [i.e., more extensive in scope] than these [i.e., than merely healing a crippled man], so that you people will be amazed.
John 5:45
"Do not think that I will accuse you [of wrongdoing] before the Father; Moses, on whom you have set your hope [i.e., you base your acceptance with God on the promises found in Moses' writings], he is the one who accuses you [i.e., in his writings].
John 7:18
The person who speaks on his own authority is [just] trying to gain honor for himself. But the One who tries to gain honor from God, who sent Him, is [committed to] truth, and there is nothing false in His heart.
John 12:47-48
And if any person hears my message and does not obey it, I will not judge him [now], for I did not come into the world to judge it, but to save it.