John 9:16

¹⁴ Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.

¹⁵ So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”

Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

¹⁷ So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.

¹⁸ The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
KJV: Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
WEB: Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” So there was division among them.
ASV: Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was division among them.
DARBY: Some of the Pharisees therefore said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such signs? And there was a division among them.
BLB: Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How is a man, a sinner, able to do such signs?” And there was division among them.

ÅB: Noen av fariseerne sa da: Denne mann er ikke fra Gud, siden han ikke holder sabbaten. Andre sa: Hvordan kan en synder gjøre sådanne tegn? Og det var splid iblant dem.
OTB: Noen av fariseerne sa: «Denne mannen er ikke fra Gud, fordi Han ikke holder sabbaten.» Men andre spurte: «Hvordan kan en synder utføre slike tegn?» Så det var splittelse blant dem.
B1930: Nogen av fariseerne sa da: Denne mann er ikke fra Gud, siden han ikke holder sabbaten. Andre sa: Hvorledes kan en synder gjøre sådanne tegn? Og det var splid iblandt dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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John 10:19
Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
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John 7:43
So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
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John 7:12
Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
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Matthew 12:2
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
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John 3:2
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
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John 9:30–33
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
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John 6:52
At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
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John 5:36
But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
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