John 7:18
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
Cross-reference
John 17:4 has Jesus saying 'I glorified you on earth' — directly fulfilling the call to seek the glory of the one who sent him.
In John 3:26-30, John the Baptist says 'He must increase, I must decrease' — he seeks the glory of the one who sent him, not his own.
In John 5:41, Jesus explicitly says he does not accept human glory, directly illustrating the principle of seeking God's glory from John 7:18.
John 8:49 shows Jesus honoring the Father despite accusations—living out the truth of seeking another's glory.
John 8:50 restates Jesus' refusal to seek self-glory, adding that God is the judge. It reinforces the same truth.
John 11:4 shows Jesus seeing Lazarus's illness as for God's glory — consistent with him seeking the Father's glory, not his own.
John 12:28 records Jesus praying 'Father, glorify your name' — perfectly exemplifying seeking the glory of the one who sent him.
John 13:31 states that the Son of man is glorified and God is glorified in him — demonstrating the mutual glorification of the sent and the sender.
John 13:32 continues the theme: God glorifies the Son because the Son glorified God — a reciprocal pattern of seeking the sender's glory.
John 17:5 shows Jesus asking for the glory he shared with the Father — not self-glory, but the glory of the sent one from the sender.
1 Peter 4:11 calls for serving so that God is glorified in everything — echoing the principle of seeking the sender's glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:6 shows Paul not seeking praise from people—a direct application of the self-glory vs God's glory distinction.
In Proverbs 25:27, seeking one's own honor is deemed not honorable, directly echoing the self-glory condemned in John 7:18.
In Matthew 23:5, hypocrites do works for people to see, directly paralleling the self-glory contrasted in John 7:18.
In Matthew 6:2, hypocrites give to be honored by others, illustrating the self-glory that John 7:18 warns against.
In Acts 3:12, Peter deflects glory from himself to God, mirroring Jesus' teaching that the true speaker seeks the glory of the One who sent Him.
In Acts 8:9, Simon Magnus seeks his own glory as a great man — the exact self-glorification Jesus condemns in John 7:18.
In Acts 13:25, John the Baptist denies being the Christ and points to Jesus, exemplifying seeking the glory of the one who sent him.
In Acts 14:15, Paul and Barnabas refuse divine honors, redirecting glory to God — acting on Jesus' principle of not seeking self-glory.
In 2 Corinthians 4:5, Paul explicitly says he does not preach himself but Christ — a direct application of seeking the glory of the Sender.
In Hebrews 3:2, Christ was faithful to the One who appointed Him, directly illustrating the faithful, glory-seeking speaker of John 7:18.
In Hebrews 5:5, Christ did not glorify Himself but was appointed by God — a clear parallel to not seeking own glory.
In 2 Samuel 12:28, Joab seeks to take a city so it will be named after him—an example of seeking self-glory, condemned in John 7:18.
In 1 Corinthians 1:15, Paul avoids baptizing in his own name to prevent glory-seeking, reflecting the same rejection of self-glory.
1 Corinthians 10:31-33 expands the principle: do all for God's glory, not your own good. Paul applies it to daily choices.
Galatians 6:12-14 contrasts those seeking human approval with boasting in the cross—parallel to seeking God's glory versus self-glory.
Philippians 2:3-5 calls for humility and others' interests, mirroring the rejection of self-seeking that John 7:18 describes.