John

John 7:16–18

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. ¹⁸He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

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John 7:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My	Ἐμὴ	Emē	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
teaching	διδαχὴ	didachē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1322 teaching, doctrine
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
My own	ἐμὴ	emē	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
replied	Ἀπεκρίθη	Apekrithē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G611 I answer, reply
from Him who	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sent	πέμψαντός	pempsantos	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3992 I send
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

John 7:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	ἐάν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
anyone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
desires	θέλῃ	thelē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to do	ποιεῖν	poiein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will	θέλημα	thelēma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2307 will, wish, desire
he will know	γνώσεται	gnōsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
whether	πότερον	poteron	Adverb	G4220 which of two, whether
teaching	διδαχῆς	didachēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1322 teaching, doctrine
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
speak	λαλῶ	lalō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
on	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
My own	ἐμαυτοῦ	emautou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person Singular	G1683 of myself

John 7:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
speaks	λαλῶν	lalōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2980 I speak, say
on	ἀφ’	aph’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
his own	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
seeks	ζητεῖ	zētei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
own	ἰδίαν	idian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
glory	δόξαν	doxan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
He who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
seeks	ζητῶν	zētōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
glory	δόξαν	doxan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sent	πέμψαντος	pempsantos	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3992 I send
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a man of truth	ἀληθής	alēthēs	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G227 unconcealed, true
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
there is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
falsehood	ἀδικία	adikia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G93 unrighteousness

Cross-references

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John 7:16 John 14:10 · John 14:24 · John 6:38–40 · John 17:8 · John 5:23–24 · John 5:30 · John 12:49–50 · John 17:14 · John 8:28 · John 3:11 · John 6:44

John 7:17 John 8:31–32 · John 8:43 · Jeremiah 31:33–34 · John 8:47 · Daniel 12:10 · Psalm 25:8–9 · Philippians 3:15–16 · Acts 17:11 · Psalm 119:101–102 · Luke 8:15 · Psalm 25:12 · Micah 4:2

John 7:18 Philippians 2:3–5 · John 5:41 · John 13:31–32 · 1 Corinthians 10:31–33 · John 8:49–50 · John 12:28 · 1 Thessalonians 2:6 · John 3:26–30 · Matthew 6:9 · John 17:4–5 · Proverbs 25:27 · 1 Peter 4:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.