This adjective describes what is taught, learned through instruction, or imparted by teaching rather than being innate or natural. It can apply to things that have been taught (learned facts, skills) or to persons who have been instructed. In John's Gospel, Jesus quotes Isaiah: 'They shall all be taught by God'—divine instruction is promised as a characteristic of the new covenant. Paul contrasts words taught by human wisdom with those 'taught by the Spirit.' The term distinguishes between what is acquired through teaching and what might be self-evident, natural, or inspired without instruction.