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What does John 8:50 mean?
"But I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges."
— John 8:50 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don’t hear, because you are not of God.”
Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
Jesus answered, “I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
But I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.
Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”
Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, ‘If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.’
Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?”
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