John 8:54
Jesus 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:
Cross-references
John 8:50 states Jesus does not seek his own glory, directly parallel to his claim in John 8:54.
John 8:41 has the Jews claiming God as their Father — the same claim of 'He is our God' that Jesus references in this verse.
In John 8:19, Jesus directly tells them they don't know the Father — explaining why they fail to recognize His glory here.
John 5:22-29 shows the Father giving honor to the Son, reinforcing that Jesus' glory is from the Father, not self-derived.
John 7:18 explains seeking the Father's glory vs. self-glory, directly relating to Jesus' statement.
John 5:41 states Jesus does not receive glory from people, complementing His claim that self-glorification is empty — only the Father's glory matters.
John 5:32 identifies the Father as the one who testifies, matching the Father's glorification in John 8:54.
John 5:31 parallels the principle: self-testimony is invalid, just as self-glorification is nothing.
John 17:1 records Jesus praying for the Father to glorify Him, directly fulfilling the claim that the Father is the one who glorifies Him.
John 13:31 declares the Son of Man is glorified and God glorified in Him, echoing the mutual glorification underlying the verse.
In John 17:5, Jesus prays for the Father to glorify him with the glory he had before creation, revealing the eternal source of the glory mentioned here.
John 13:32 promises the Father will glorify the Son, directly aligning with Jesus' statement that the Father glorifies Him.
In John 5:18, the Jews accuse Jesus of making Himself equal with God by calling God His Father — the same claim that underlies their hostility here.
In John 12:43, people love human glory more than God's glory — directly parallel to the contrast between self-glorification and the Father's glory here.
In John 7:28, Jesus emphasizes He did not come on His own — consistent with His dependence on the Father for glory here.
In John 15:21, persecution comes because the world does not know the One who sent Jesus — same ignorance of the Father seen here.
In John 11:4, Lazarus' illness is for God's glory and the Son's glorification — an example of the Father glorifying Jesus as mentioned here.
In John 17:3, eternal life is knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ — the knowledge that the Father glorifies the Son here.
John 2:11 shows Jesus' glory revealed through signs, while John 8:54 clarifies its source is the Father.
John 16:14 says the Spirit will glorify Jesus, expanding the agents of glorification beyond the Father mentioned here.
2 Peter 1:17 records the Father glorifying Jesus at the transfiguration — the same divine glorification Jesus speaks of here.
2 Corinthians 10:18 teaches that approval comes from the Lord, not self-praise, aligning with John 8:54.
In Ephesians 1:20-23, God raised Christ and seated him at His right hand, exalting him far above all — the Father's glorification of Jesus in power.
In Philippians 2:9-11, God highly exalted Jesus and gave him the name above every name — the Father's glorification of Jesus as Lord.
Hebrews 5:4 echoes the principle that honor comes from God, not self — reinforcing Jesus' claim that the Father glorifies Him.
Hebrews 5:5 applies this to Christ: He did not exalt Himself but was appointed by the Father, matching the glorification theme.
In Psalm 2:6-12, the Father installs His Son as king on Zion, showing the Son's glory comes from the Father's decree — a Messianic anticipation.
In Acts 3:13, Peter says 'the God of our fathers glorified his servant Jesus' — a direct statement matching Jesus' claim that the Father glorifies him.
In Daniel 7:14, the Son of Man receives glory, dominion, and an everlasting kingdom from the Ancient of Days — echoing how the Father glorifies Jesus.
In Daniel 7:13, the Son of Man is presented before the Ancient of Days, receiving dominion and glory — a prophecy of Jesus being glorified by the Father.
In Psalm 110:1-4, the LORD says to my Lord 'Sit at my right hand,' portraying the exaltation of the Messiah by the Father — the source of Jesus' glory.
In Mark 7:6, Jesus condemns honor that is only lip service — contrasting with the true glory from the Father here.
Ephesians 1:17 calls God 'Father of glory' — the same Father who glorifies Jesus here.
Proverbs 25:27 warns against seeking one's own glory, echoing Jesus' point about self-glorification.