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54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

John 8:54

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

  • And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

  • For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. …

  • He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 51-59)

In these verses we have, I. The doctrine of the immortality of believers laid down, John 8:51. It is ushered in with the usual solemn preface, Verily, verily, I say unto you , which commands both attention and assent, and this is what he says, If a man keep my sayings, he shall never see death . Here we have, 1. The character of a believer: he is one that keeps the sayings of the Lord Jesus, ton l…

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