John 8:50

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

John 5:41 : 41 I receive not glory from men.
John 8:54 : 54 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;
John 12:47-48 : 47 And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.
John 5:45 : 45 {G1380} Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, [even] Moses, on whom ye have set your hope.
John 7:18 : 18 He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
John 5:20-23 : 20 For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and greater works than these will he show him, that ye may marvel. 21 For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will. 22 For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son; 23 that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

John 7:18-19
2 verses
82%
18He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?
John 8:54-55
2 verses
80%
54Jesus 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;
55and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.
John 8:49
80%
49Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me.
John 5:30-31
2 verses
79%
30I can of myself do {G3756} nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
John 5:41
78%
41I receive not glory from men.
John 8:13-16
4 verses
77%
13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true.
14Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.
15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
16Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
John 5:43-44
2 verses
77%
43I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
44How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that [cometh] from the only God ye seek not?
John 8:26
73%
26I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.
John 8:28-29
2 verses
73%
28Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things.
29And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.
John 12:28
72%
28Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, [saying], I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
John 8:18-19
2 verses
72%
18I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
19They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know {G302} my Father also.
John 7:16
72%
16Jesus therefore answered them and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.
John 7:24
71%
24Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
John 6:38
71%
38For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John 5:22-23
2 verses
71%
22For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son;
23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him.
John 12:47-49
3 verses
70%
47And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.
49For I {G2980} spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 12:45
70%
45And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.
John 13:32
70%
32and God shall glorify him in himself, and straightway shall he glorify him.
John 5:36
70%
36But the witness which I have is greater than [that of] John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
John 8:38
70%
38I speak the things which I have seen with [my] Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from [your] father.
John 8:46
70%
46Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why {G5101} do ye not believe me?
1 Cor 4:3-4
2 verses
70%
3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby {G1722} justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
John 17:4-5
2 verses
70%
4I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.
5And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
John 18:8
70%
8Jesus answered, I told you that I am [he]; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
John 17:1
70%
1These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the son may glorify thee:
John 12:30
70%
30Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.
John 7:28
69%
28Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
John 7:4
69%
4For no man doeth anything in secret, and {G2212} himself seeketh to be known {G1722} openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.
John 8:23
69%
23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 17:10
69%
10and all things that are mine are thine, and thine are mine: and I am glorified in them.
John 5:39
69%
39Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
John 12:43
69%
43for they loved the glory [that is] of men more than the glory [that is] of God.
John 10:30
68%
30I and the Father are one.
John 8:40
68%
40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.
John 5:19
68%
19Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do {G3756} nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.
John 16:10
68%
10of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more;