John 7:17

Easy To Read Version

If a person wants to do what God wants, then that person will know that my teaching comes from God. That person will know that this teaching is not my own.

Cross References

Psalm 119:10

I try to serve God with all my heart.\par God, help me obey your commands.\par

Psalm 25:12

If a person chooses to follow the Lord,\par then God will show that person the best way to live.\par

Psalm 25:14

The Lord tells his secrets to his followers.\par He teaches his Agreement {\cf2\super [153]} to them.\par

Proverbs 28:5

Evil people don’t understand fairness. But people who love the Lord understand it.

Proverbs 3:32

Why? Because the Lord hates evil people and he supports good, honest people.

Isaiah 35:8

At that time, there will be a road there. This highway will be called “The Holy Road.” Evil people will not be allowed to walk on that road. No fools {\cf2\super [332]} will go to that road. Only good people will walk on that road.

Daniel 12:10

Many people will be made pure—they will make themselves clean. {\cf2\super [138]} But evil people will continue to be evil. And those wicked people will not understand these things. But the wise people will understand these things.

Hosea 6:3

Let’s learn about the Lord.\par Let’s try very hard to know the Lord.\par We know he is coming,\par like we know the dawn is coming.\par The Lord will come to us like the rain,\par like the spring rain that waters the ground.”\par

Micah 4:2

People from many nations will go there.\par They will say,\par “Come, let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain.\par Let’s go to the temple of the God of Jacob.\par Then God will teach us his way of living.\par And we will follow him.”\par

Malachi 4:2

“But, for my followers, goodness will shine on you like the rising sun. And it will bring healing power like the sun’s rays. You will be free and happy, like calves freed from their stalls. {\cf2\super [21]}

Matthew 6:22

“How you look at other people makes you the kind of person you are.

Luke 8:15

And what is the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people that hear God’s teaching with a good, honest heart. They obey God’s teaching and patiently make good fruit.

John 3:21

But the person that follows the true way comes to the light. Then the light will show that the things that person has done were done through God. {\cf2\super [50]}

John 8:43

You don’t understand these things I say. Why? Because you cannot accept my teaching.

John 8:44

Your father is the devil. You belong to him. You want to do what he wants. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He was always against the truth. There is no truth in him. He is like the lies he tells. Yes, the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies.

John 8:47

The person that belongs to God accepts what God says. But you don’t accept what God says, because you don’t belong to God.”

Acts 17:11

These Jews were better people than the Jews in Thessalonica. These Jews were very happy to listen to the things Paul and Silas said. These Jews in Berea studied the Scriptures {\cf2\super [350]} every day. They wanted to know if these things were true.