He that speaketh of himself
. What he himself has devised, and is a scheme of his own; for
which he has no divine warrant and commission:
seeketh his own glory;
honour and applause from men; as did the Scribes and Pharisees,
who taught for doctrines the commandments of men, the traditions
of the elders, their own glosses upon the law, and their own
decisions and determinations: and as did the false teachers, who
had nothing else in view but themselves, their worldly interest,
or vain glory; these suited their doctrines to the minds and
lusts of men, in order to gain their point:
but he that seeketh his glory that sent him;
that gave him in commission what he should say and speak, and his
only; as did Christ, and so his apostles after him:
the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in
him;
he is an upright and faithful man, and what he says is truth; he
brings true doctrine along with him, and there is no fraud or
imposture in him; nor any insincerity "in his heart", as the
Syriac and Persic versions render it; nor any dishonesty in his
conduct; he is no cheat or deceiver; was he, he would seek his
own glory and interest; but as he appears to be a man of no
design, his doctrine is to be depended on and received; and such
was Christ.