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SoοὖνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηthemαὐτοῖςandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“MyἩ ἐμὴteachingδιδαχὴis notοὐκ ἔστινmine,ἐμὴbutἀλλὰhis whoτοῦsentπέμψαντόςme.με
John 7:16
Study it in the app“So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:16, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Myἐμὴemē
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emē” appears- teachingδιδαχὴdidachē
teaching
Teaching.
Where else “didachē” appears- is notἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- sentπέμψαντόςpempsantos
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsantos” appears
The context
15So the Jews were amazed, saying, “How does this man know letters, having never studied?”
16 · This verse (above)
17If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak on my own.
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?