John 7:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If I taught my own ideas, I would just be trying to get honor for myself. But if I am trying to bring honor to the one who sent me, I can be trusted. Anyone doing that is not going to lie.

Cross References

John 5:41

“I don’t want praise from you or any other human.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

We were not looking for praise from people—not from you or anyone else.

John 12:28

Father, do what will bring you glory!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have already brought glory to myself. I will do it again.”

1 Peter 4:11

If your gift is speaking, your words should be like words from God. If your gift is serving, you should serve with the strength that God gives. Then it is God who will be praised in everything through Jesus Christ. Power and glory belong to him forever and ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:9

So this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, we pray that your name will always be kept holy.

Proverbs 25:27

Just as eating too much honey is not good, it is not good for people to always be looking for honor.

Numbers 11:29

But Moses answered, “Are you afraid the people will think that I am not the leader now? I wish that all the Lord’s people were able to prophesy. I wish that the Lord would put his Spirit on all of them!”

John 11:4

When Jesus heard this he said, “The end of this sickness will not be death. No, this sickness is for the glory of God. This has happened to bring glory to the Son of God.”

John 8:54

Jesus answered, “If I give honor to myself, that honor is worth nothing. The one who gives me honor is my Father. And you say that he is your God.

John 12:43

They loved praise from people more than praise from God.

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ always did what was right. So you know that all those who do what is right are God’s children.