John 9:27
25 He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
26 “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28 Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
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
- He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
- KJV
- He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
- WEB
- He answered them, “I told you already, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t also want to become his disciples, do you?”
- ASV
- He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?
- DARBY
- He answered them, I told you already and ye did not hear: why do ye desire to hear again? do ye also wish to become his disciples?
- BLB
- He answered them, “I told you⁺ already, and you⁺ did not hear. Why do you⁺ want to hear again? Do you⁺ also want to become His disciples?”
- ÅB
- Han svarte dem: Jeg har allerede fortalt dere det, og dere hørte ikke på det; hvorfor vil dere høre det igjen? Vil dere også bli hans disipler?
- OTB
- Han svarte: «Jeg har allerede fortalt dere, og dere lyttet ikke. Hvorfor ønsker dere å høre det igjen? Vil dere også bli Hans disipler?»
- B1930
- Han svarte dem: Jeg har allerede sagt eder det, og I hørte ikke på det; hvorfor vil I atter høre det? Kanskje også I vil bli hans disipler?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 22:67
“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
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