John 8:49 (YLT)

Passage

Jesus answered, `I have not a demon, but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me;

Nearby Context

John 8:47 he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

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

John 8:49 Jesus answered, `I have not a demon, but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me;

John 8:50 and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

John 8:51 verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see--to the age.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answered", "demon", "honour", "father", and "dishonour". 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 "The Jews therefore answered and said to..." into verse 50's "and I do not 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.