Isaiah 54:13

54:13 All your children will be followers of the Lord,

and your children will enjoy great prosperity. ¹ 

John 6:45

6:45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ ²  Everyone who hears and learns from the Father ³  comes to me.

John 7:16

7:16 So Jesus replied, ⁴  “My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me. ⁵ 

James 1:17

1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift ⁶  is from above, coming down ⁷  from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. ⁸ 

[54:13]  ¹ tn Heb “and great [will be] the peace of your sons.”

[6:45]  ² sn A quotation from Isa 54:13.

[6:45]  ³ tn Or “listens to the Father and learns.”

[7:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “So Jesus answered and said to them.”

[7:16]  ⁵ tn The phrase “the one who sent me” refers to God.

[1:17]  ⁶ tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

[1:17]  ⁷ tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

[1:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).