John 7:15-16 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

¹⁵The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”

¹⁶“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.

— John 7:15-16

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