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16 So Jesus answered them, (A)“My teaching is not mine, but his (B)who sent me. 17 (C)If anyone's will is to do God's[a] will, (D)he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I (E)am speaking on my own authority. 18 The one who speaks on his own authority (F)seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

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  1. John 7:17 Greek his

16 Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.(A) 17 Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out(B) whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18 Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory,(C) but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

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I Am the Light of the World

12 (A)Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, (B)“I am the light of the world. Whoever (C)follows me will not (D)walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)

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