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John 7:15
The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows this [man] letters, having never learned?
John 7:15 · Darby Bible
John 7:15 in other translations
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How does this man know letters, having never been educated?”
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In context
12 And there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is [a] good [man]; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.
13 However, no one spoke openly concerning him on account of [their] fear of the Jews.
14 But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
15 The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows this [man] letters, having never learned?
16 Jesus therefore answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but [that] of him that has sent me.
17 If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or [that] I speak from myself.
18 He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that has sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.
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