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


In Context

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.

18 He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that has sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.

19 Has not Moses given you the law, and no one of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

John 7:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or [whether] I speak of myself.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:17If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:17If any man do the will of him; he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:17If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:17If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from myself.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:17If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:17if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or — I do speak from myself.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.