John 7:16

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

Cross-reference

John 5:24 Parallel

John 5:24 links hearing Jesus' word to believing the Father who sent Him, reinforcing that His teaching in 7:16 originates from the Father.

John 5:30 Parallel

John 5:30 states Jesus acts not on His own but seeks the Father's will, parallel to 7:16's claim that His teaching is not His own but the Father's.

John 6:38 Parallel

John 6:38 echoes Jesus' submission to the Father's will, paralleling the claim in 7:16 that His teaching comes from the Father.

John 8:28 Parallel

John 8:28 repeats that Jesus speaks as the Father taught him — direct parallel to 'my teaching is not mine but his who sent me'.

John 12:49 Parallel

John 8:28 also states Jesus does nothing on his own authority — reinforcing the same point about divine origin of his teaching.

John 12:50 Parallel

In John 12:50, Jesus again insists His words come directly from the Father's commandment, reinforcing the same claim as in 7:16.

John 14:10 Parallel

John 14:10 reiterates that Jesus' words are not His own but from the indwelling Father, paralleling the divine source of His teaching in 7:16.

John 14:24 Parallel

John 14:24 directly echoes 7:16 by stating the word heard is not Jesus' but the Father's who sent Him.

John 17:8 Parallel

John 17:8 shows Jesus giving the disciples the words the Father gave Him, confirming the teaching origin claimed in 7:16.

John 17:14 Parallel

In John 17:14, Jesus says He delivered the Father's word to His followers, consistent with 7:16's claim of divine origin.

John 3:34 Parallel

John 3:34 states that the one God sent speaks God's words — the exact same principle behind Jesus' claim that his teaching is not his own.

John 8:26 Parallel

John 8:26 has Jesus saying he declares what he heard from the Father — a direct restatement of the teaching's divine origin in John 7:16.

John 17:7 Parallel

In John 17:7, Jesus prays that the disciples know everything He has is from the Father, echoing His earlier claim that His teaching originates from the One who sent Him.

Isaiah 59:21 has God putting words in the prophet's mouth — the same pattern Jesus claims: his teaching comes from the One who sent him.

Revelation 1:1 parallels the pattern: God gives revelation to Jesus, who then gives it to others, mirroring the teaching origin in 7:16.