Jesus answered them, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me — Jesus claims his teaching originates not from himself (as the authorities might assume) but from 'him that sent me,' the Father. This is not false modesty but a radical claim about the character of revelation: true teaching flows from God, not from the self or from human tradition. Jesus's authority is not his own construction or achievement but received, delegated authority. This answers the wonder of 7:15: he knows letters not through institutional training but through direct relation to God. The simplicity of the claim masks its revolutionary depth.

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