King James Version

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:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “shall glorify” (δοξάσω) before Myself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of us” (ἡμῶν) before He is here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I glorify” (δοξάζω) before Myself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of you” (ὑμῶν) before He is here.

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἘὰνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.IfἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδοξάσωdoxasōhonourδοξάζω (doxazō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “honour”, a single actionG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.honourἐμαυτόνemautonmyselfἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “myself”, the object formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).myselfἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δόξαdoxahonourδόξαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “honour”, the subject formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.honourμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myοὐδένoudennoneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “none”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.ἐστινestinhe isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he isἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατήρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δοξάζωνdoxazōnto glorifyδοξάζω (doxazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to glorify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.This verse uses “glorify”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.λέγετεlegeteto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.GodἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δοξάζωdoxazōhonourδοξάζωverb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “honour”, a single actionG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.ὑμῶνhumōnyourὑμῶνpersonal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG5216of you

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered, 'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered, 'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;

World English Bible

Jesus answered, “ If I glorify myself , my glory is nothing . It is my Father who glorifies me , of whom you say that he is our God .

Darby Translation

Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who glorifies me, [of] whom ye say, He is our God.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered: If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom you say that he is your God.

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