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  • John 7:15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 15 And the Jews were astonished, saying: “How does this man have such a knowledge of the Scriptures*+ when he has not studied at the schools?”*+

  • John 7:15
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 15 ἐθαύμαζον Were wondering οὖν therefore οἱ the Ἰουδαῖοι Jews λέγοντες saying Πῶς How οὗτος this (one) γράμματα writings οἶδεν has known μὴ not μεμαθηκώς; having learned?

  • John 7:15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 15 Therefore the Jews fell to wondering, saying: “How does this man have a knowledge of letters,+ when he has not studied* at the schools?”+

  • John 7:15
    The Bible in Living English
    • 15 So the Jews wondered, saying “How is it this man knows books without having learned?”

  • John 7:15
    American Standard Version
    • 15 The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

  • John 7:15
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 15 The Jews therefore began to marvel, saying—How doth this one know letters, not having learned?

  • John 7:15
    King James Version
    • 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 7:15 jy 158; w96 2/1 9; w92 11/1 14-15; gt chapter 66; w88 4/1 8

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 7:15 w85 9/1 19-20; w62 626; w49 36; ta 28; w43 180

  • John
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 7:15

      Jesus—The Way, p. 158

      The Watchtower,

      2/1/1996, p. 9

      11/1/1992, pp. 14-15

      4/1/1988, p. 8

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 7:15

      the Jews: This expression seems to refer to the Jewish authorities or religious leaders, a conclusion that is indicated by Jesus’ question to them in verse 19: “Why are you seeking to kill me?”​—See study note on Joh 7:1.

      the Scriptures: Lit., “writings; letters,” that is, units of an alphabet. The expression “know (have a knowledge of) letters” is an idiom meaning “have a knowledge of writings (books, literature).” In this context, it apparently refers to knowledge of the inspired Scriptures.

      when he has not studied at the schools: Or “without having been taught.” Lit., “not having learned.” Jesus was not uneducated, but he had not studied at the rabbinic schools of higher learning.

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