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Whoeverὁspeaksλαλῶνonἀφ’his ownἑαυτοῦseeksζητεῖhis ownτὴν ἰδίανglory;τὴν δόξανbutδὲwhoeverὁseeksζητῶνthe gloryτὴν δόξανof the one whoτοῦsentπέμψαντοςhim,αὐτὸνheοὗτοςisἐστινtrue,ἀληθήςandκαὶthere isἔστινnoοὐκunrighteousnessἀδικίαinἐνhim.αὐτῷ
John 7:18
Study it in the app“Whoever speaks on his own seeks his own glory; but whoever seeks the glory of the one who sent him, he is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:18, word by word
- speaksλαλῶνlalōn
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalōn” appears- seeksζητεῖzētei
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētei” appears- his ownἰδίανidian
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idian” appears- gloryδόξανdoxan
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appears- sentπέμψαντοςpempsantos
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsantos” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- trueἀληθήςalēthēs
true, truthful
True, truthful.
Where else “alēthēs” appears- unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikia
unrighteousness
Injustice, unrighteousness.
Where else “adikia” appears
The context
17If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak on my own.
18 · This verse (above)
19Did not Moses give you the law? And none of you keeps the law. Why are you seeking to kill me?”
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?