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Jesus therefore answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
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A Message from God, Not Man
Commentators unanimously agree that Jesus' core statement is about the source of His authority. By saying, "My teaching is not mine," He declared that His wisdom was not self-invented or learned in human schools, but came directly from God the Father. This was a claim of divine origin, placing His teaching above all human traditions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My doctrine. My teaching, or what I teach. This is the proper meaning of the word doctrine. It is what is taught
Mine (εμη). Possessive pronoun, "not mine in origin." Jesus denies that he is self-taught, though not a schoolman.
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19th Century
Anglican
My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.—The answer carries them once more to the words uttered by Him ([Reference …
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Baptist
"I am not the inventor of what I say; I am but a messenger, delivering the message of him who sent me."
Jesus insisted that his teaching did not originate with himself but came from God. As the perfect man and messenger of God, he gave all credit to t…
16th Century
Protestant
My doctrine is not mine. Christ shows that this circumstance, which was an offense to the Jews, was instead a ladder by which they should …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Jesus answered them and said Having heard them express their surprise, and state their objection:
my …
Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own discovery, but is from God's word, through the teaching of His…
13th Century
Catholic
After the Evangelist mentioned how our Lord’s relatives urged him to go to Judea, he also tells us what Christ replied to them. He then t…
