John 7:15
And the Jews wondered, saying: How doth this man know letters, having never learned?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
In Context
14Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
16Jesus answered them, and said: My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
Cross References
Amos 7:14And Amos answered and said to Amasias: I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet: but I am a herdsman plucking wild figs.
Matthew 13:54And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this wisdom and miracles?
Matthew 22:33And the multitudes hearing it, were in admiration at his doctrine.
Luke 2:47And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.
John 1:19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?
Acts 2:7And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans?
Matthew Henry on John 7:15-37
Christ at the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and… Read the whole commentary →