John 8:50 (YLT)

Passage

and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

Nearby Context

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.'

John 8:52 The Jews, therefore, said to him, `Now we have known that thou hast a demon; Abraham did die, and the prophets, and thou dost say, If any one may keep my word, he shall not taste of death--to the age!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seek", "glory", "seeking", and "judging". 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 demon..." into verse 51's "verily verily 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.