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John 7:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

John 7:16

Verse 16 of 53

Scripture focus

Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

John 7:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 7:16

Theological / Devotional

Doctrine. Gr. didache, “teaching,” from didasko, “to teach,” a word occurring 97 times in the NT and consistently translated “to teach.”

Not mine. Jesus denied that He was self-taught, and at the same time claimed a source far higher than that of the rabbinical schools. God Himself had been His teacher.

That sent me. A common phrase in John (chs. 4:34; 5:30; 6:38; etc.; see on eh. 3:17).

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