15The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows this man letters, having never learned?


In Context

12 And there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.

13 However, no one spoke openly concerning him on account of their fear of the Jews.

14 But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.

15 The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows this man letters, having never learned?

16 Jesus therefore answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but that of him that has sent me.

17 If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or that I speak from myself.

John 7:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:15The Jews were amazed and asked, "How did this man get such learning without having studied?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:15And the Jews wondered, saying: How doth this man know letters, having never learned?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:15The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:15The Jews therefore marveled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:15And the Jews marveled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:15The Jews therefore marveled, saying, |How does this man know letters, having never been educated?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:15and the Jews were wondering, saying, 'How hath this one known letters — not having learned?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:15And the Jews marveled, saying, How knows this man letters, having never learned?