15 Then the Jews were astonished, saying, “How does this man possess knowledge,[a] because he[b] has not been taught?” 16 So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but is from the one who sent me. 17 If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my[c] teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself.

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:15 Literally “know letters”
  2. John 7:15 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“been taught”) which is understood as causal
  3. John 7:17 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

15 The Jews(A) there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning(B) without having been taught?”(C)

16 Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.(D) 17 Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out(E) whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

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