'Glory' in the Bible

How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God.

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.

And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

“If I glorify Myself,” Jesus answered, “My glory is nothing. My Father—you say about Him, ‘He is our God’—He is the One who glorifies Me.

So a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner!”

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)

And Jesus said to them in answer, The hour of the glory of the Son of man has come.

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.

These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

So when Judas had left, Jesus said, “Now is [the time for] the Son of Man [to be] glorified, and God is glorified in Him;

If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now.

And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.

Here is my Father's glory, in that you give much fruit and so are my true disciples.

He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you.

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:

I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

and all things that are Mine are Yours, and [all things that are] Yours are Mine; and I am glorified in them.

And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.

The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:

The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them, because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done;

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith.

And they, when they had heard his statement, gave the glory to God. Then they said, "You see, brother, how many tens of thousands of Jews there are among those who have accepted the faith, and they are all zealous upholders of the Law.

And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for.

Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, and rest on the law, and glory in God,

You who glory in the law, through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?

For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Not only that, but we also rejoice in God [rejoicing in His love and perfection] through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received and enjoy our reconciliation [with God].

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Now if we are children, we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with the Messiah if, in fact, we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;

And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory.

Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

Now, if their fall is the wealth of the world, and their loss the wealth of the Gentiles, how much greater will be the glory when they are made full?

glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee.

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

So that with one mouth you may give glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name.

I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

That no flesh should glory in his presence.

That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye have glory, but we have dishonor.

You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.

For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.

I protest, brethren, as surely as I glory over you--which I may justly do in Christ Jesus our Lord--that I die day by day.

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

according as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that your glory we are, even as also ye are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus;

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

And it is he who has put his stamp on us, even the Spirit, as the sign in our hearts of the coming glory.

But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

will not the Spirit's ministry have even more glory?

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

For if that which fades away came through glory, how much more does that which is permanent have glory?

and not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from staring at the result of the glory that was made ineffective.

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Because we are certain that he who made the Lord Jesus come back from the dead, will do the same for us, and will give us a place in his glory with you.

For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

For if we have been beside ourselves, it has been for God's glory; or if we are now in our right senses, it is in order to be of service to you.