John 8:50 (DRB)

Passage

But I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

Nearby Context

John 8:48 The Jews therefore answered and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil?

John 8:49 Jesus answered: I have not a devil: but I honour my Father. And you have dishonoured me.

John 8:50 But I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

John 8:51 Amen, amen, I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever.

John 8:52 The Jews therefore said: Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets: and thou sayest: If any man keep my word, he shall not taste death for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seek", "glory", "seeketh", and "judgeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seek" and "glory", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "Jesus answered I have not a devil..." into verse 51's "Amen amen I say to you If...", so "seek" and "glory" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "seek" and "glory" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.