John 8:50 (WEB)

Passage

But I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.

Nearby Context

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.”

John 8:52 Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, ‘If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.’

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seek", "glory", "seeks", and "judges". 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 don t have a..." into verse 51's "Most certainly I tell you if a...", 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.