John 7:16
Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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 marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man the scriptures, not being a scholar?
Cross References
John 3:31He that cometh from above is above all: he whose origin is from earth is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: he who cometh from heaven is above all.
John 5:30I am not able to perform any thing by myself: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; for I seek not my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
John 6:44No man can come to me, except the Father who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 12:49Because I have not spoken of myself; but the Farther who has sent me, he gave me commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 14:24He that loveth me not, doth not observe my sayings: and the word which ye are hearing is not mine, but of him that sent me.
John 17:14I have given them thy word and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even 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 →