15 The Jews there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning without having been taught?” 16 Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own.

And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?” Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but.

18 “He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

John 7:15-18 New King James Version (NKJV) And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?” Jesus answered them and said, ...

18“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but becauseyou are ...

15 The Jews there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning without having been taught?” 16 Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It ...

Jesus makes the point that obedience is a necessary aspect of learning. The resistance of the scribes and Pharisees is ultimately a matter of rebellion, not ...

"You want to know how I learned? The doctrine isn't Mine, it's His who sent Me." And Jesus, again, is declaring, "I have been sent here.".

18Whoever speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but whoever seeks the glory of the one who sent him is truthful, and there is no wrong in him. 19 ...