John 7:15
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
KJV
ἐθαύμαζον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες· πῶς οὗτος γράμματα οἶδεν μὴ μεμαθηκώς;
Greek NT
Et mirabantur Judæi, dicentes : Quomodo hic litteras scit, cum non didicerit ?
Vulgate
The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
ASV
And the Jews wondered, saying: How doth this man know letters, having never learned?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γράμμα
gramma
noun · 14×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
θαυμάζω
thaumazo
verb · 43×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μανθάνω
manthano
verb · 25×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πῶς
pos
adverb · 104×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: ἐθαύμαζον οὖν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐθαύμαζον οὖν | RP: Καὶ ἐθαύμαζον
- ἐθαύμαζον οὖν — SBLGNT
- ἐθαύμαζον οὖν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Καὶ ἐθαύμαζον — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
Did Christ have any knowledge besides the Divine? Did He have the knowledge which the blessed or comprehensors have? Did He have an imprinted or infused knowledge? Did He have any acquired knowledge? Article 1. Whether Christ had any knowledge besides the Divine? Objection 1. It would seem that in Christ there was no knowledge except the Divine. For knowledge is necessary that …
Cross-references
- 1Sam 10:11 — And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul
- Acts 4:13 — Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
- Acts 26:24 — And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
- Isa 29:12 — And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
- Isa 50:4 — The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned
- John 7:46 — The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
- Luke 2:47 — And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
- Luke 2:47 — And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
- Luke 4:22 — And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
- Mark 6:2 — And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto
- Matt 7:28 — And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
- Matt 7:28 — And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
- Matt 13:54 — And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
- Matt 13:54 — And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
- Matt 22:22 — When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
- Ps 22:6 — But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.