John 8:54

New American Bible - revised edition

Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is worth nothing; but it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

Cross References

Proverbs 25:27

To eat too much honey is not good; nor to seek honor after honor.

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word! Your kin who hate you and cast you out because of my name say, “May the Lord show his glory, that we may see your joy”; but they shall be put to shame.

Hosea 1:9

Then the Lord said: Give him the name “Not-My-People,” for you are not my people, and I am not “I am” for you.

John 17:1

When Jesus had said this, he raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you,

John 17:5

Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.

John 2:11

Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.

John 5:41

“I do not accept human praise;

John 7:18

Whoever speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but whoever seeks the glory of the one who sent him is truthful, and there is no wrong in him.

John 7:39

He said this in reference to the Spirit that those who came to believe in him were to receive. There was, of course, no Spirit yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. Discussion About the Origins of the Messiah.

John 8:41

You are doing the works of your father!” [So] they said to him, “We are not illegitimate. We have one Father, God.”

John 8:50

I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it and he is the one who judges.

Acts 3:13

The God of Abraham, [the God] of Isaac, and [the God] of Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus whom you handed over and denied in Pilate’s presence, when he had decided to release him.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord recommends.

1 Peter 1:12

It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you with regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you [through] the holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels longed to look. Obedience.

1 Peter 1:21

who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Mutual Love.

2 Peter 1:17

For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory, “This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”