¹² And one of those standing there said, “Can anyone become a prophet, no matter who his father is?”^[a] So that is the origin of the saying “Is even Saul a prophet?”

⁴⁵ As it is written in the Scriptures,^[a] ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

¹⁷ Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.^[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.^[b]

¹⁶ So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.