John 7:16

“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
John 7:16
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Original language (Greek)

Ἀπεκρίθη οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν· ἡ ἐμὴ διδαχὴ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὴ ἀλλὰ τοῦ πέμψαντός με·

  1. ἈπεκρίθηApekrithē“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. αὐτοῖςautois“them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. εἶπεν·eipen“said:”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  8. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἐμὴemē“My”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐμός · “my” · Strong's G1473
  10. διδαχὴdidachē“teaching”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from διδαχή · “teaching” · Strong's G1322
  11. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  12. ἔστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. ἐμὴemē“of Myself”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐμός · “my” · Strong's G1473
  14. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  15. τοῦtou“of the [One who]”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. πέμψαντόςpempsantos“having sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from πέμπω · “to send” · Strong's G3992
  17. με·me“Me;”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)