John 9:18

¹⁶ 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.

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

¹⁹ and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

²⁰ His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.

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.

Compare

BSB: The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
KJV: But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
WEB: The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,
ASV: The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight,
DARBY: The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him that he was blind and had received sight, until they had called the parents of him that had received sight.
BLB: Therefore the Jews did not believe concerning him that he was blind and received sight, until they called the parents of him having received sight

ÅB: Jødene trodde da ikke om ham at han hadde vært blind og fått sitt syn, før de fikk kalt for seg foreldrene til ham som hadde fått sitt syn,
OTB: De jødiske lederne trodde ikke at han hadde vært blind og fått synet sitt før de kalte foreldrene til mannen som hadde fått synet sitt.
B1930: Jødene trodde da ikke om ham at han hadde vært blind og fått sitt syn, før de fikk kalt for sig foreldrene til ham som hadde fått sitt syn,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hebrews 3:15–19
As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
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John 12:37–40
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
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Hebrews 4:11
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
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John 1:19
And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
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Isaiah 26:11
O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
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Genesis 19:14
So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
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John 5:44
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
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Luke 16:31
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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