Giovanni 7:16

16 Laonde Gesù rispose loro, e disse: La mia dottrina non è mia, ma di colui che mi ha mandato.

Giovanni 7:16 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:16

Jesus answered them and said
Having heard them express their surprise, and state their objection:

my doctrine is not mine:
it was his, as he was God; as such, he was the author of it, it was from him, by the revelation of him; and it was of him, or he was the subject of it, as Mediator; it respected his person as God-man, his offices, as prophet, priest, and King, and his grace, righteousness; and salvation; and it was his, as preached by him as man; it came by him, and first began to be spoken by him; and was so spoken by him, as it never was before, or since: but it was not human; it was not acquired by him, as man; he did not learn it of man; he needed no human teachings; he increased in wisdom without them, from his infancy: they said right, in saying he had never learned; the spirit of wisdom and knowledge rested on high, and the treasures of them were hid in him; nor was it a device or invention of his, as man; it was not from himself as such, but it was from heaven, from his Father: wherefore he adds,

but his that sent me;
thereby intimating, that it was of God, and was communicated to him by his Father; from whom he received it, and from whom he had a commission to preach it; so that his doctrine was that wisdom which comes from above, and is pure and peaceable, divine and heavenly, and ought to be received by men.

Giovanni 7:16 In-Context

14 Ora, essendo già passata mezza la festa, Gesù salì nel tempio, ed insegnava.

15 E i Giudei si maravigliavano, dicendo: Come sa costui lettere, non essendo stato ammaestrato?

16 Laonde Gesù rispose loro, e disse: La mia dottrina non è mia, ma di colui che mi ha mandato.

17 Se alcuno vuol far la volontà d’esso, conoscerà se questa dottrina è da Dio, o pur se io parlo da me stesso.

18 Chi parla da sè stesso cerca la sua propria gloria; ma chi cerca la gloria di colui che l’ha mandato, esso è verace, ed ingiustizia non è in lui.