John 7:18 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true, and there is no injustice in him.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But whoever seeks the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and injustice is not in him.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
LSV Literal Standard Version
He who is speaking from himself seeks his own glory, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that has sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
He that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Hee that speaketh of himselfe, seeketh his owne glorie: but hee that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no vnrighteousnes is in him.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but whoever seeks the glory of him who sent him, that person is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
He that speaketh of him selfe seketh his awne prayse. But he that seketh his prayse that sent him the same is true and no vnrightewesnes is in him.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
'He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;
FBV Free Bible Version
Those who speak for themselves want to glorify themselves, but someone who glorifies the one who sent him is truthful and not deceitful.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him — that man is true and there is no evil in him.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
El que de sí mismo habla, busca su propia gloria: mas el que busca la gloria de aquel que le envió, éste veraz es, y no hay en él injusticia.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
El que habla de sí mismo, su propia gloria busca; mas el que busca la gloria del que le envió, éste es verdadero, y no hay en él injusticia.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
El que habla por su cuenta busca su propia gloria. Por el contrario, el que busca la gloria del que lo envió es una persona justa y dice la verdad.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
El que habla de él mismo busca su propia fama. Pero el que busca la gloria del que lo envió es veraz y no hay perversidad en Él.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Aquellos que hablan por sí mismos quieren glorificarse a sí mismos, pero aquél que glorifica al que lo envió es veraz y no engañoso.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
El que habla por su propia cuenta busca su propia gloria; pero el que busca la gloria del que lo envió, ese es verdadero, y no hay injusticia en él.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
ὁ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ λαλῶν τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἰδίαν ζητεῖ, ὁ δὲ ζητῶν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν, οὗτος ἀληθής ἐστι, καὶ ἀδικία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
ο αφ εαυτου λαλων την δοξαν την ιδιαν ζητει, ο δε ζητων την δοξαν του πεμψαντος αυτον, ουτος αληθης εστιν, και αδικια εν αυτω ουκ εστιν.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ὁ ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ λαλῶν, τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἰδίαν ζητεῖ· ὁ δὲ ζητῶν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν, οὗτος ἀληθής ἐστι, καὶ ἀδικία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
ο αφ εαυτου λαλων την δοξαν την ιδιαν ζητει ο δε ζητων την δοξαν του πεμψαντοσ αυτον ουτοσ αληθησ εστιν και αδικια εν αυτω ουκ εστιν
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
ὁ ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ λαλῶν τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἰδίαν ζητεῖ· ὁ δὲ ζητῶν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτὸν, οὗτος ἀληθής ἐστιν καὶ ἀδικία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
ὁ ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ λαλῶν τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἰδίαν ζητεῖ· ὁ δὲ ζητῶν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτὸν οὗτος ἀληθής ἐστιν καὶ ἀδικία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Qui a semetipso loquitur, gloriam propriam quærit; qui autem quærit gloriam ejus qui misit eum, hic verax est, et injustitia in illo non est.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
глаго́лѧй ѿ себє̀ сла́вы своеѧ̀ и҆́щетъ: а҆ и҆щѧ́й сла́вы посла́вшагѡ є҆го̀, се́й и҆́стиненъ є҆́сть, и҆ нѣ́сть непра́вды въ не́мъ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Говорящий сам от себя ищет славы себе; а Кто ищет славы Пославшему Его, Тот истинен, и нет неправды в Нем.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Όστις λαλεί αφ' εαυτού, ζητεί την δόξαν την ιδικήν αυτού, όστις όμως ζητεί την δόξαν του πέμψαντος αυτόν, ούτος είναι αληθής, και αδικία εν αυτώ δεν υπάρχει.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Који говори сам од себе, славу своју тражи; а ко тражи славу оног који га је послао, он је истинит и у њему нема неправде.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Koji govori sam od sebe, slavu svoju traži; a ko traži slavu onog koji ga je poslao, on je istinit i u njemu nema nepravde.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ يَطْلُبُ مَجْدَ نَفْسِهِ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَطْلُبُ مَجْدَ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ فَهُوَ صَادِقٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ ظُلْمٌ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC