John 8:54

KJV1611 – Modern English

Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father who honors me; of whom you say, that he is your God:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, Ἐὰν ἐγὼ δοξάζω ἐμαυτόν, ἡ δόξα μου οὐδέν ἐστιν: ἔστιν ὁ Πατήρ μου ὁ δοξάζων με· ὃν ὑμεῖς λέγετε, ὅτι Θεὸς ὑμῶν ἐστιν:

Transliteration

Apekrithē Iēsous, If egō doxazō emauton, the doxa mou ouden estin: estin the Patēr mou the doxazōn me; whom hymeis legete, that Theos hymōn estin:

Grammar Details

• *Apekrithē*: aorist passive, 3rd singular - he answered
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *egō*: nominative, singular - I
• *doxazō*: present indicative, 1st singular - I glorify
• *emauton*: accusative, reflexive pronoun - myself
• *doxa*: nominative, feminine, singular - glory
• *mou*: genitive, singular - my/of me
• *ouden*: nominative, neuter, singular - nothing
• *estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *Patēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - Father
• *doxazōn*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - glorifying/one who glorifies
• *me*: accusative, singular - me
• *hymeis*: nominative, plural - you [plural]
• *legete*: present indicative, 2nd plural - you say
• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *hymōn*: genitive, plural - your/of you

Word Meanings

• *doxazō*: glorify/honor/praise
• *doxa*: glory/honor/praise
• *ouden*: nothing/not at all
• *doxazōn*: glorifying/honoring/praising

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, whom you claim as your God.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jesus{G2424} answered,{G611} If{G1437} I{G1473} glorify{G1392} myself,{G1683} my{G3450} glory{G1392} is{G2076} nothing:{G3762} it is{G2076} my{G3450} Father{G3962} that glorifieth{G1392} me;{G3165} of whom{G3739} ye{G5210} say,{G3004} that{G3754} he is{G2076} your{G5216} God;{G2316}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jesus{G2424} answered{G611}{(G5662)}, If{G1437} I{G1473} honour{G1392}{(G5719)} myself{G1683}, my{G3450} honour{G1391} is{G2076}{(G5748)} nothing{G3762}: it is{G2076}{(G5748)} my{G3450} Father{G3962} that honoureth{G1392}{(G5723)} me{G3165}; of whom{G3739} ye{G5210} say{G3004}{(G5719)}, that{G3754} he is{G2076}{(G5748)} your{G5216} God{G2316}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Iesus answered: Yf I honoure my selfe myne honoure is nothinge worth. It is my father that honoureth me which ye saye is youre God

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Iesus answered: Yf I prayse myself, then is my prayse nothinge. But it is my father that prayseth me, which ye saye is youre God,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Iesus answered, If I honour my selfe, mine honour is nothing worth: it is my Father that honoureth me, whome ye say, that hee is your God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iesus aunswered: Yf I honour my selfe, mine honour is nothing. It is my father that honoureth me, which ye say is your God:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Jesus answered, ‹If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Jesus answered, `If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus replied,“If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say,‘He is our God.’

Referenced Verses

• John 8:50 : 50 And I do not seek my own glory: there is one who seeks and judges.
• John 17:1 : 1 These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify you:
• John 17:5 : 5 And now, O Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world was.
• Acts 3:13 : 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Son Jesus; whom you delivered, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.
• Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glory to search out one's own glory.
• John 7:39 : 39 But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
• John 8:41 : 41 You do the deeds of your father. Then they said to him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
• 2 Pet 1:17 : 17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to him from the excellent glory, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
• John 13:31-32 : 31 Therefore, when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him immediately.
• John 16:14-15 : 14 He will glorify me: for he will take of what is mine, and will show it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are mine: therefore, I said he will take of mine, and show it to you.
• Ps 2:6-9 : 6 Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, 'You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.' 8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
• Ps 110:1-4 : 1 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. 2 The LORD will send the rod of your strength out of Zion: rule in the midst of your enemies. 3 Your people shall be willing in the day of your power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: you have the dew of your youth. 4 The LORD has sworn and will not relent, You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
• Isa 48:1-2 : 1 Listen to this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and mention the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves citizens of the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.
• Isa 66:5 : 5 Hear the word of the LORD, you that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
• Dan 7:13-14 : 13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given to him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
• Hos 1:9 : 9 Then God said, Call his name Lo-Ammi, for you are not My people, and I will not be your God.
• John 2:11 : 11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
• John 7:18 : 18 He who speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
• Rom 2:17-29 : 17 Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast of God, 18 And know His will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, who have the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 You therefore who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege? 23 You who make your boast of the law, through breaking the law do you dishonor God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is written. 25 For circumcision truly profits if you keep the law: but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26 Therefore if the uncircumcised keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? 27 And shall not the uncircumcised which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who by the letter and circumcision transgress the law? 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
• 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
• Eph 1:20-23 : 20 Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that which is to come: 22 And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 Which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
• Phil 2:9-9 : 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and those on earth, and those under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• Heb 5:4-5 : 4 And no man takes this honor unto himself, but only he who is called by God, as was Aaron. 5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become a high priest, but He who said to Him, 'You are My Son, today I have begotten You.'
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.
• 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.