NET Bible
"Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said,“How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?”"
— John 7:15, NET Bible
“And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?”
“The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? ”
“The Jews therefore marveled, saying, "How does this man know letters, having never been educated?"”
“And the Jews wondered, saying: How doth this man know letters, having never learned?”
“Then the Jews were surprised and said, How has this man got knowledge of books? He has never been to school.”
“And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?”
There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”
However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.
Teaching in the Temple When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said,“How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?”
So Jesus replied,“My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.
If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
The person who speaks on his own authority desires to receive honor for himself; the one who desires the honor of the one who sent him is a man of integrity, and there is no unrighteousness in him.