ἐμαυτοῦ

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,

Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”

So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”

I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.

Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.

But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.

“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.

Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.

I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

…as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.

I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.

If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.