John 7:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him--that man is true and there is no evil in him.

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  • John 5:41 : 41 I do not take honour from men;
  • 1 Cor 10:31-33 : 31 So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God. 33 Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.
  • Gal 6:12-14 : 12 Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ. 13 Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh. 14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.
  • Phil 2:3-5 : 3 Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself; 4 Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,
  • 1 Thess 2:6 : 6 Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.
  • 1 Pet 4:11 : 11 If anyone has anything to say, let it be as the words of God; if anyone has the desire to be the servant of others, let him do it in the strength which is given by God; so that in all things God may have the glory through Jesus Christ, whose are the glory and the power for ever.
  • John 8:49-50 : 49 And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me. 50 I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.
  • John 8:54 : 54 Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
  • John 11:4 : 4 When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.
  • John 12:28 : 28 Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.
  • John 13:31-32 : 31 Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him. 32 If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now.
  • John 17:4-5 : 4 I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.
  • Exod 32:10-13 : 10 Now do not get in my way, for my wrath is burning against them; I will send destruction on them, but of you I will make a great nation. 11 But Moses made prayer to God, saying, Lord, why is your wrath burning against your people whom you took out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with the strength of your hand? 12 Why let the Egyptians say, He took them out to an evil fate, to put them to death on the mountains, cutting them off from the earth? Let your wrath be turned away from them, and send not this evil on your people. 13 Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.
  • Num 11:29 : 29 And Moses said to him, Are you moved by envy on my account? If only all the Lord's people were prophets, and the Lord might put his spirit on them!
  • Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
  • Matt 6:9 : 9 Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
  • John 3:26-30 : 26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him. 27 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ. 29 He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete. 30 He has to become greater while I become less.

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  • John 8:49-50
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    49 And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

    50 I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.

  • John 5:43-44
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    43 I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

    44 How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

  • John 8:54
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    54 Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

  • John 7:16-17
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    16 Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.

    17 If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.

  • John 7:4
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    4 Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

  • John 5:30-32
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    30 Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

    31 If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.

    32 There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

  • John 7:28-29
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    28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.

    29 I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.

  • John 5:41
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    41 I do not take honour from men;

  • John 7:19
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    19 Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

  • John 12:49
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    49 For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it.

  • John 12:43-45
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    43 For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

    44 Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me.

    45 And he who sees me, sees him who sent me.

  • John 13:32
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    32 If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now.

  • John 8:28
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    28 So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • John 8:13-16
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    13 So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.

    14 Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

    15 You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

    16 Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.

  • John 8:26
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    26 I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

  • John 8:18
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    18 I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.

  • 2 Cor 10:17-18
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    17 But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

    18 For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.

  • John 3:34
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    34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.

  • John 5:23
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    23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

  • John 5:36-38
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    36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

    37 And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

    38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

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    38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.

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    16 Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.

  • John 5:19
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    19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

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    31 He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.

  • John 13:20
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    20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.

  • John 8:38
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    38 I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.

  • John 8:42
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    42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

  • Gal 6:4
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    4 But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.

  • John 17:1
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    1 Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you:

  • Prov 25:27
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    27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.

  • John 12:28
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    28 Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.

  • John 7:24
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    24 Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17 The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

  • John 8:46
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    46 Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?

  • John 8:40
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    40 But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.

  • John 7:36
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    36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?