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John 7:16 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. "
John 7:16
Verse in Context
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14 But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
15 The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How does this man know letters, having never been educated?”
16 Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
17 If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God or if I am speaking from myself.
18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
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John 7:1
"After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him."
John 7:2
"Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand."
John 7:3
"His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do."
John 7:4
"For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”"
John 7:5
"For even his brothers didn’t believe in him."
John 7:6
"Jesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready."
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