John 8:50

50 I am not seeking praise for myself. There is One who is seeking it, and he is the judge.

John 8:50 Meaning and Commentary

John 8:50

I seek not mine own glory
In his doctrine, or in his miracles; which showed that he was no impostor, but a true, faithful, and upright person; and though he was so very much reproached and abused, he was not over solicitous of his own character, and of retrieving his honour, and of securing glory from man; he knew that Wisdom was justified of her children, and he committed himself to God that judgeth righteously, who would take care of his glory, and vindicate him from all the unjust charges and insults of men:

there is one that seeketh and judgeth;
meaning God his Father, who had his glory at heart; who had glorified him on the mount, and would glorify him again, when he should raise him from the dead, and spread his Gospel in all the world; and when he would judge the nation of the Jews, and bring wrath upon them, upon their nation, city and temple, for their contempt and rejection of him.

John 8:50 In-Context

48 The Judeans answered him, "Aren't we right in saying you are from Shomron and have a demon?"
49 Yeshua replied, "Me? I have no demon. I am honoring my Father. But you dishonor me.
50 I am not seeking praise for myself. There is One who is seeking it, and he is the judge.
51 Yes, indeed! I tell you that whoever obeys my teaching will never see death."
52 The Judeans said to him, "Now we know for sure that you have a demon! Avraham died, and so did the prophets; yet you say, `Whoever obeys my teaching will never taste death.'
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