John 7:16
Jesus therefore answered them, and said: My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
In Context
15And the Jews wondered, saying: How knows this man letters, having never learned?
Cross References
John 3:31He that comes from above is above all; he that is from the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth; he that comes from heaven is above all.
John 5:30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
John 6:44No one can come to me, except the Father who sent me draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 12:49Because I spoke not from myself; but the Father who sent me, he has given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 14:24He that loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
John 17:14I have given them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
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 →