Charles Ellicott Commentary John 8:54

"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;" — John 8:54 (ASV)

If I honour myself, my honour is nothing.—The word rendered “honour” is not the same as that in John 8:49. It is better to read glorify here. Following all the better manuscripts, the tense is past. We then have, If I shall have glorified Myself, My glory is nothing. Stress is to be placed upon the pronoun: “If I, for My part, as distinct from the Father, shall have glorified Myself.”

It is my Father that honoureth me.—Better, as before, ... glorifieth Me. This is the answer to their question, “Whom makest Thou Thyself?” The attribute of life in Himself, and the power to communicate this to those who kept His word, was the gift of the Father to the Son (see Note on John 5:26).

Of whom ye say, that he is your God.—Some of the better manuscripts, and most modern editors, read ... “He is our God.” The identification of the Father with the God of Israel is important. It may be, as some have supposed, that the phrase, “He is our God,” belonged to common liturgical forms or hymns and was thus frequently on their lips.