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John 7:17

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

KJV

ἐάν τις θέλῃ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ποιεῖν, γνώσεται περὶ τῆς διδαχῆς πότερον ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστὶν ἢ ἐγὼ ἀπ’ ἐμαυτοῦ λαλῶ.

Greek NT

Si quis voluerit voluntatem ejus facere, cognoscet de doctrina, utrum ex Deo sit, an ego a meipso loquar.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γινώσκω
ginosko
verb · 222×
διδαχή
didache
noun · 30×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θέλημα
thelema
noun · 62×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πότερον
poteron
adverb · 1×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐμαυτοῦ
emautou
reflexive_pronoun · 37×
e
particle · 346×
o
article · 19778×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The Will is that by which the mind chooses anything. The faculty of the Will is that power or principle of mind by which it is capable of choosing: an act of the Will is the same as an act of choosing or choice. Whatever names we call the act of the Will by — choosing, refusing, approving, disapproving, liking, disliking, embracing, rejecting, determining, directing — it is all…

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:17 — And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
  • 1Pet 4:2 — That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
  • 1Thess 4:3 — For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
  • Acts 11:13 — And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
  • Acts 17:11 — These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
  • Col 1:9 — For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
  • Dan 12:10 — Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
  • Dan 12:10 — Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
  • Eph 5:17 — Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
  • Heb 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
  • Hos 6:3 — Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
  • Isa 2:3 — And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Z
  • Isa 35:8 — And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err ther
  • Isa 35:8 — And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err ther
  • Isa 56:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
  • Jer 31:33 — But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God
  • John 1:46 — And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
  • John 2:9 — When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
  • John 8:12 — Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
  • John 8:31 — Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
  • John 8:32 — And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
  • John 8:43 — Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
  • John 8:43 — Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
  • John 8:47 — He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
  • John 9:31 — Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
  • John 9:37 — And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
  • John 18:37 — Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto th
  • Luke 8:15 — But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
  • Mal 4:2 — But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
  • Mark 3:35 — For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
  • Matt 6:10 — Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
  • Matt 6:22 — The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
  • Matt 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Matt 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Mic 4:2 — And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the
  • Mic 4:2 — And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the
  • Phil 3:15 — Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
  • Phil 3:15 — Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
  • Prov 8:9 — They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
  • Prov 11:3 — The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.