John 7:16
New International Version
Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.

New Living Translation
So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.

English Standard Version
So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

Berean Standard Bible
“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not of Myself, but of the One having sent Me.

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

New King James Version
Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

New American Standard Bible
So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me.

NASB 1995
So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

NASB 1977
Jesus therefore answered them, and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but from Him who sent Me.

Amplified Bible
Jesus answered them by saying, “My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me.

Christian Standard Bible
Jesus answered them, “My teaching isn’t mine but is from the one who sent me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jesus answered them, “My teaching isn’t Mine but is from the One who sent Me.

American Standard Version
Jesus therefore answered them and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus replied: I am not teaching something I thought up. What I teach comes from the one who sent me.

English Revised Version
Jesus therefore answered them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus responded to them, "What I teach doesn't come from me but from the one who sent me.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "What I teach is not my own teaching, but it comes from God, who sent me.

International Standard Version
Jesus replied to them, "My teaching is not mine but comes from the one who sent me.

Majority Standard Bible
“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.

NET Bible
So Jesus replied, "My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus therefore answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

Weymouth New Testament
Jesus answered their question by saying, "My teaching does not belong to me, but comes from Him who sent me.

World English Bible
Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me;

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not of Myself, but of the One having sent Me.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus answered them and said, 'My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me;

Smith's Literal Translation
Jesus answered them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but his having sent me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus answered them, and said: My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Jesus responded to them and said: “My doctrine is not of me, but of him who sent me.

New American Bible
Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not my own but is from the one who sent me.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine but his who sent me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Jesus answered and said, My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua answered and said: “My teaching is not Mine, but from him who sent Me.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Then Jesus answered and said: My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

Godbey New Testament
Then Jesus responded to them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but of Him that sent me;

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

Mace New Testament
Jesus answered them, the doctrine I deliver is not my own, but his that sent me.

Weymouth New Testament
Jesus answered their question by saying, "My teaching does not belong to me, but comes from Him who sent me.

Worrell New Testament
Jesus, therefore, answered them, and said, "My teaching is not Mine, but His Who sent Me.

Worsley New Testament
Jesus answered them and said, The doctrine that I teach is not mine, but his that sent me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Teaches at the Feast
15The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?” 16“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me. 17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.…

Cross References
John 8:28
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

John 12:49-50
I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. / And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

John 14:10
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.

John 5:19-20
So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does. / The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

John 5:30
I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 3:34
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

John 17:8
For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

John 14:24
Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.

John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

John 8:26
“I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”

Matthew 11:27
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

Luke 10:22
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

Hebrews 1:1-2
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.

Isaiah 50:4
The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.


Treasury of Scripture

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

My.

John 3:11,31
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness…

John 8:28
Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

John 12:49,50
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak…

but.

John 5:23,24,30
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him…

John 6:38-40,44
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me…

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14. teaches in the temple.
40. Various opinions of him among the people.
45. The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not,
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Jesus answered
This phrase introduces the response of Jesus, indicating a direct and authoritative reply. The Greek word for "answered" is "ἀπεκρίθη" (apekrithē), which implies a thoughtful and deliberate response. In the context of the Gospel of John, Jesus often answers questions or challenges with profound spiritual truths, revealing His divine wisdom and authority. This sets the stage for the revelation that follows, emphasizing the importance of His words.

My teaching
The term "teaching" in Greek is "διδαχή" (didachē), which refers to doctrine or instruction. Jesus' teaching is not merely human wisdom but divine revelation. In the Jewish context, teaching was highly esteemed, and rabbis were respected for their interpretations of the Torah. However, Jesus distinguishes His teaching as unique, not derived from human tradition but from a higher source.

is not My own
This phrase underscores the divine origin of Jesus' message. The Greek word for "own" is "ἐμός" (emos), indicating possession. Jesus clarifies that His teachings are not self-originated or based on personal opinion. This humility and submission to the Father highlight the unity and harmony within the Trinity, where Jesus, the Son, perfectly represents the will and word of the Father.

but it comes from Him
The phrase "it comes from" in Greek is "ἐκ" (ek), meaning "out of" or "from." This preposition indicates the source or origin. Jesus is emphasizing that His teachings are directly from God the Father. This assertion would have been radical to His audience, as it claims a direct and unique relationship with God, affirming His divine authority and mission.

who sent Me
The Greek word for "sent" is "πέμπω" (pempō), which means to dispatch or send forth with a purpose. This term is significant in the Gospel of John, as it frequently describes Jesus' mission. It conveys the idea of being commissioned with authority. Jesus is not acting independently; He is the sent One, fulfilling the divine plan of salvation. This highlights the intentionality and purpose behind His ministry, as He operates under the authority and direction of the Father.

(16) My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.--The answer carries them once more to the words uttered by Him. (Comp. John 5:19; John 5:30.) Then he had again and again referred to the Father who sent Him (John 7:24; John 7:36-38), and claimed as His own work the doing of the Father's will (John 7:30). In the Capernaum synagogue, in the hearing of some of these Jews, He had declared that all who were taught of God, and heard and learned the lesson, would come to Him (John 6:45). There is, then, no ground for their present wonder. The teaching which is His in relation to them, is not His of original source. He claims to be in His humanity as a messenger, carrying the message of Him that sent Him. He is the Word by whom the mind of God is spoken. . . . Verse 16. - Jesus therefore answered them and said, etc. He met this particular allegation as follows: My teaching is not mine. The "my" refers to the teaching itself, the "mine" to the ultimate authority on which it rests. I am not a self-taught Man, as though out of the depths of my own independent human consciousness I span it. I do not mean you to suppose that my mere human experience is the sole source of my instructions (ch. 5:31). If you have sat at the feet of those who taught you, I, too, am a Representative of another; but (the ἀλλά after οὐκ is not equivalent to tam...quam. It introduces here the absolute source of all his teaching) it is the teaching of him who sent me. I have not learned in your schools, but am uttering the thoughts that come from an infinitely deeper source. "He who sent me" gave them to me. I have been in intimate communion with HIM. All that I say is Divine thought. I have drawn it all from the Lord of all. I came from him, and represent to you the will of God. This is a lofty prophetic claim, more urgent, more complete, than that made by Moses or Isaiah. Special messages, oracles, and burdens were delivered by the prophets with a "Thus saith the Lord." But Jesus says his thoughts are God's thoughts, his ways God's ways, his teachings not his own, but altogether those of him who sent him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“My
Ἐμὴ (Emē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.

teaching
διδαχὴ (didachē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1322: Teaching, doctrine, what is taught. From didasko; instruction.

is
ἔστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

My own,”
ἐμὴ (emē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

replied.
Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“[It comes]
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

from Him who
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sent
πέμψαντός (pempsantos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3992: To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.

Me.
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


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