John 7:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

New Living Translation
Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.

English Standard Version
If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.

Berean Study Bible
If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

New American Standard Bible
If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is of God, or I am speaking from Myself.

NASB 1995
"If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.

NASB 1977
“If any man is willing to do His will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from Myself.

Amplified Bible
If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know whether the teaching is of God or whether I speak on My own accord and by My own authority.

Christian Standard Bible
If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If anyone wants to do His will, he will understand whether the teaching is from God or if I am speaking on My own.

Contemporary English Version
If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me.

Good News Translation
Whoever is willing to do what God wants will know whether what I teach comes from God or whether I speak on my own authority.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who want to follow the will of God will know if what I teach is from God or if I teach my own thoughts.

International Standard Version
If anyone wants to do his will, he'll know whether this teaching is from God or whether I'm speaking on my own.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

New King James Version
If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

King James 2000 Bible
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

New Heart English Bible
If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

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

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

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
If anyone desires to do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from My own self.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
If any man will do his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If any man will doe his will, he shall knowe of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speake of my selfe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Yf any man wyll do his wyll, he shall knowe of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speake of my selfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf eny man wyl do his will, he shal knowe, whether this doctryne be of God, or whether I speake of my self.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
If eny man will do his will he shall knowe of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speake of my selfe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
if anyone may will to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or—[if] I speak from Myself.

Berean Literal Bible
If anyone desires to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God, or I speak from Myself.

Young's Literal Translation
if 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.

Smith's Literal Translation
If any desire to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak from myself.

Literal Emphasis Translation
If anyone wants to do His will, he will know the teaching, whether it is from God or I speak from Myself.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If any man do the will of him; he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

Catholic Public Domain Version
If anyone has chosen to do his will, then he will realize, about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I am speaking from myself.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Whoever is willing to do his will understands my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak for my own pleasure.”

Lamsa Bible
He who wills to do his will, he will understand if my teaching is from God, or if I am just speaking of my own accord.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
If any one will do his will, he shall know with respect to the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak of myself.

Godbey New Testament
if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak for myself.

Haweis New Testament
If any man will do his will, he shall know respecting the doctrine, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

Mace New Testament
if any man is inclin'd to do his will, he shall know whether the doctrine be from God, or whether I speak from my self.

Weymouth New Testament
If any one is willing to do His will, he shall know about the teaching, whether it is from God or originates with me.

Worrell New Testament
If any one wills to do His will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from Myself.

Worsley New Testament
If any man desire to do his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
















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