John 7:16

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Jesus answered them, and said, ‹My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.›

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  • John 14:24 : 24 ‹He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.›
  • John 3:11 : 11 ‹Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.›
  • John 17:8 : 8 ‹For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received› [them], ‹and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.›
  • John 17:14 : 14 ‹I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.›
  • John 5:23-24 : 23 ‹That all› [men] ‹should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.› 24 ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.›
  • John 5:30 : 30 ‹I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.›
  • John 6:38-40 : 38 ‹For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.› 39 ‹And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.› 40 ‹And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.›
  • John 6:44 : 44 ‹No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.›
  • John 8:28 : 28 Then said Jesus unto them, ‹When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am› [he], ‹and› [that] ‹I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.›
  • John 12:49-50 : 49 ‹For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.› 50 ‹And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.›
  • John 14:10 : 10 ‹Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.›
  • Rev 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:
  • John 3:31 : 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 7:17-19
    3 verses
    80%

    17 ‹If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or› [whether] ‹I speak of myself.›

    18 ‹He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.›

    19 ‹Did not Moses give you the law, and› [yet] ‹none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?›

  • John 7:28-29
    2 verses
    77%

    28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, ‹Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.›

    29 ‹But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.›

  • 38 ‹For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.›

  • 49 ‹For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.›

  • 26 ‹I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.›

  • 24 ‹He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.›

  • John 5:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

    30 ‹I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.›

    31 ¶ ‹If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.›

  • 16 ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.›

  • 30 Jesus answered and said, ‹This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.›

  • 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

  • 19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.

  • John 8:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 Then said Jesus unto them, ‹When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am› [he], ‹and› [that] ‹I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.›

    29 ‹And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.›

  • John 8:49-50
    2 verses
    72%

    49 Jesus answered, ‹I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.›

    50 ‹And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.›

  • John 8:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14 Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹Though I bear record of myself,› [yet] ‹my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.›

    15 ‹Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.›

    16 ‹And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.›

  • 6 Then Jesus said unto them, ‹My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.›

  • 36 Jesus answered, ‹My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.›

  • 54 Jesus answered, ‹If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:›

  • 42 Jesus said unto them, ‹If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.›

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    44 ¶ Jesus cried and said, ‹He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.›

    45 ‹And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.›

  • 17 ¶ But Jesus answered them, ‹My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.›

  • 45 ‹It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.›

  • 38 ‹And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.›

  • John 8:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, ‹Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.›

    20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

  • 34 Jesus saith unto them, ‹My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.›

  • 7 ‹Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching› [for] ‹doctrines the commandments of men.›

  • 10 ‹Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.›

  • 29 For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.

  • 19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.›

  • 23 And he said unto them, ‹Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.›

  • 20 ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.›

  • 36 What [manner of] saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find [me]: and where I am, [thither] ye cannot come?

  • 37 ‹If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.›

  • 34 Jesus answered him, ‹Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?›

  • 15 ‹All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew› [it] ‹unto you.›

  • 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].

  • 8 ‹For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received› [them], ‹and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.›

  • 8 Jesus answered, ‹I have told you that I am› [he]: ‹if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:›

  • 47 ‹He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear› [them] ‹not, because ye are not of God.›

  • 16 ‹They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.›

  • 36 ‹But I have greater witness than› [that] ‹of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.›