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John 7:16

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

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ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidἩhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐμὴemēmyἐμός (emós)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “my”, the subject formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).Myδιδαχὴdidachēdoctrineδιδαχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “doctrine”, the subject formG1322teaching, doctrine, what is taught.This verse uses “doctrine”.doctrineοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐμὴemēmyἐμός (emós)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “my”, the subject formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).mineἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πέμψαντόςpempsantoshis that sentπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “his that sent”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.his that sentμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).me

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered them and said, 'My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus therefore answered them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered them and said, 'My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me;

World English Bible

Jesus therefore answered them, “ My teaching is not mine , but his who sent me .

Darby Translation

Jesus therefore answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but [that] of him that has sent me.

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

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