John 7:17
If anyone wishes to do his will, he will know about this teaching, whether it comes from God, or whether I speak from myself.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
16Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but is of him who sent me.
Cross References
Psalms 25:8Yahweh is good and upright; 1 therefore he teaches sinners the way. 1
Psalms 25:14The friendship of Yahweh is for those who honor him, 1 and he makes his covenant known to them. 1
Psalms 119:101I have kept my feet back from every evil path 1 so that I might observe your word. 1
Jeremiah 31:33This is the covenant 2 that I will establish with the house of Israel 1 after these days 2 —this is Yahweh's declaration. 1 I will place my law within them 2 and will write it on their heart, 1 for I will be their God, 2 and they will be my people. 1
Hosea 6:3Let us know Yahweh; 1 let us press on to know Yahweh. 1 His coming out is as sure as the dawn; 1 he will come to us like the showers, 1 like the spring rains that water the land.” 1
Malachi 4:2But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and you will leap like calves from the stall.
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 →