Passage
Jesus answered, “I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
John 8:49 (WEB)
Nearby Context
John 8:47 He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don’t hear, because you are not of God.”
John 8:48 Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
John 8:49 Jesus answered, “I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
John 8:50 But I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.
John 8:51 Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "jesus", "answered", "demon", "honor", "father", and "dishonor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 48's "Then the Jews answered him Don t..." into verse 50's "But I don t seek my own...", so "jesus" and "answered" 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 "jesus" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.