john 7:15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

john 7:15 The Jews therefore were marveling, saying, "How has this man become learned, having never been educated?"

15. How knoweth . . . letters--learning (Ac 26:24).
having never learned--at any rabbinical school, as Paul under Gamaliel. These rulers knew well enough that He had not studied under any human teacher--an important admission against ancient and modern attempts to trace our Lord's wisdom to human sources [MEYER]. Probably His teaching on this occasion was expository, manifesting that unrivalled faculty and depth which in the Sermon on the Mount had excited the astonishment of all.

john 7:15 The Jews therefore were marveling, saying, "How has this man become learned, having never been educated?"

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