Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, He is our God;
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered,
King James 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:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Jesus answered, "If I were trying to glorify myself, my glory would mean nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, "He is our God.'
A Conservative Version
Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. My Father is he who glorifies me, of whom ye say, He is our God.
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
Jesus answered,
An Understandable Version
Jesus answered them, "If I were to honor myself, that honor would be worthless. [But] it is my Father who honors me [and] you say He is your God.
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered: If I honor myself, my honor is nothing; it is my Father that honors me, of whom you say, that he is your God.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is your God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered, if I honour'd my self, my honour would be vain: it is my father that honoureth me, of whom ye say, that he is your God.
Darby Translation
Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom ye say, He is our God.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus responded, If I may glorify myself, my glory is nothing: my Father is the one glorifying me; whom you say, that, He is our God;
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus answered, "If I show special honor to myself, such honor counts for nothing. It is my Father who shows me honor. You say he is your God,
John Wesley New Testament
Whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me, of whom ye say, He is our God.
Julia Smith Translation
Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father honouring me; whom ye say, that he is your God:
King James 2000
Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that honors me; of whom you say, that he is your God:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. The one who glorifies me is my Father, [about] whom you say, 'He is our God.'
Modern King James verseion
Jesus answered, If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is your God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus answered, "If I honour myself, mine honour is nothing worth. It is my father that honoureth me, which ye say is your God.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus replied, "Were I to glorify myself, my glory would be nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me; you say 'He is our God,'
Montgomery New Testament
"If I glorify myself." said Jesus, "my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifies me, and you say, 'He is our God.'
NET Bible
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.'
New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say 'He is our God.'
Noyes New Testament
Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye say, He is our God:
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered - If, I, glorify myself, my glory, is nothing: It is, my Father, that glorifieth me, - of whom, ye, say - He is, your God!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus answered, If I assume glory to myself, my glory is nothing: it is the Father who glorifies me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
Twentieth Century New Testament
"If I do honor to myself," answered Jesus, "such honor counts for nothing. It is my Father who does me honor--and you say that he is your God;
Webster
Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that honoreth me, of whom ye say, that he is your God:
Weymouth New Testament
"Were I to glorify myself," answered Jesus, "I should have no real glory. There is One who glorifies me--namely my Father, who you say is your God.
Williams New Testament
Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, such glory amounts to nothing. It is the Father who glorifies me; and you claim that He is your God.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father Who glorifieth Me, of Whom ye say, that He is your God.
Worsley New Testament
Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye say that He is your God.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Interlinear
Doxazo
δόξα
Doxa
glory, glorious, honour, praise, dignity, worship
Usage: 141
Emautou
Mou
μοῦ
Mou
Usage: 313
Oudeis
Doxazo
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:54
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus And Abraham
53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom do you make yourself? 54 Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, He is our God; 55 and you have not known him, but I have known him; and if I should say I do not know him, I should be a liar like you; but I know him and keep his word.
Cross References
John 8:50
But I seek not my glory; there is one that seeks and judges.
John 17:1
JESUS spoke these words and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee,
John 7:39
But he said this of the Spirit which those believing in him were about to receive; for the Spirit was not yet [given], because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 8:41
You do the works of your father. They said to him, We were not born by fornication, we have one father, God.
John 17:5
And now glorify thou me, Father, with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied before Pilate when he decided to release him;
2 Peter 1:17
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when this voice was brought to him from the magnificent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
John 2:11
This first miracle did Jesus perform at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
John 5:22-29
For the Father judges no man, but has given all judgment to the Son,
John 5:31-32
If I testify of myself my testimony is not true.
John 5:41
I receive not glory from men,
John 7:18
He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that sent him, this [man] is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
John 13:31-32
When he had gone out Jesus said, Now the Son of man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
John 16:14-15
He shall glorify me, because he shall receive from me and tell you.
Romans 2:17-29
But [what] if you are called a Jew and rest on the law, and boast of God,
2 Corinthians 10:18
for not he that commends himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commends.
Ephesians 1:20-23
which he performed in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly [worlds],
Philippians 2:9-11
Wherefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name,
Hebrews 5:4-5
And no one takes the honor on himself but he that is called by God, even as Aaron also was.
1 Peter 1:12
to whom it was revealed that they ministered not to themselves but to us those things which have now been declared to you by those who preached to you the good news, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, into which the angels desire to look.
1 Peter 1:21
who through him believed in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope may be in God.