John 7:16

7:16 So Jesus replied, ¹  “My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me. ² 

John 7:18

7:18 The person who speaks on his own authority ³  desires ⁴  to receive honor ⁵  for himself; the one who desires ⁶  the honor ⁷  of the one who sent him is a man of integrity, ⁸  and there is no unrighteousness in him.

¹ tn Grk “So Jesus answered and said to them.”

² tn The phrase “the one who sent me” refers to God.

³ tn Grk “who speaks from himself.”

⁴ tn Or “seeks.”

⁵ tn Or “praise”; Grk “glory.”

⁶ tn Or “seeks.”

⁷ tn Or “praise”; Grk “glory.”

⁸ tn Or “is truthful”; Grk “is true.”