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Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered,
King James Version
Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Jesus answered, "I don't have a demon. On the contrary, I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
A Conservative Version
Jesus answered, I have no demon, but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me.
American Standard Version
Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me.
Amplified
Jesus answered,
An Understandable Version
Jesus answered, "I am not dominated by an evil spirit. But I give honor to my Father and you people dishonor me.
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered: I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
Common New Testament
Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered, I am not mad; but I honour my father, and you dishonour me.
Darby Translation
Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus responded, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus answered, "I am not possessed, but I have respect for my Father, and you have no respect for me.
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me.
Julia Smith Translation
Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me.
King James 2000
Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you do dishonor me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus replied, "I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me!
Modern King James verseion
Jesus answered, I do not have a demon, but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus answered, "I have not the devil: but I honour my father, and ye have dishonored me.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus replied, "I am not mad: I honour my Father and you dishonour me.
Montgomery New Testament
"I do not have a demon," said Jesus, "but I am honoring my Father, and you are dishonoring me.
NET Bible
Jesus answered, "I am not possessed by a demon, but I honor my Father -- and yet you dishonor me.
New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
Noyes New Testament
Jesus answered, I have not a demon, but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered - I, have not, a demon, but honour my Father: and, ye, dishonour me.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"I am not possessed by a demon," Jesus answered, "but I am showing reverence for my Father; and yet you have no reverence for me.
Webster
Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me.
Weymouth New Testament
"I am not possessed by a demon," replied Jesus. "On the contrary I honour my Father, and you dishonour me.
Williams New Testament
Jesus answered: "I am not under the power of a demon; on the other hand, I am honoring my Father, but you are dishonoring me.
World English Bible
Jesus answered, "I don't have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
Worrell New Testament
Jesus answered, "I have not a demon; but I honor My Father, and ye dishonor Me.
Worsley New Testament
Jesus answered I am not possessed by a demon, but I honour my Father, though ye dishonour me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus answered, 'I have not a demon, but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me;
Themes
Glory » Jesus Christ not seeking his own glory
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:49
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus And Abraham
48 The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit? 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.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:4-5
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
Isaiah 42:21
It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.
Isaiah 49:3
And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
Matthew 3:15-17
But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.
John 8:29
He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.
John 11:4
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
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
Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him.
John 14:13
And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.
John 17:4
I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.
Philippians 2:6-11
To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;
1 Peter 2:23
To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness: