John 9:34
32 Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
33 If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
35 When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man ?”
36 “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
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
- They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
- KJV
- They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
- WEB
- They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.
- ASV
- They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
- DARBY
- They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out.
- BLB
- They answered and said to him, “You were born entirely in sins, and do you teach us?” And they cast him out.
- ÅB
- De svarte ham: Du er helt igjennom født i synder, og du vil lære oss? Og de kastet ham ut.
- OTB
- Til dette svarte de: «Du ble født helt i synd; hvordan våger du å belære oss!» Og de kastet ham ut.
- B1930
- De svarte ham: Du er helt igjennem født i synder, og du vil lære oss? Og de kastet ham ut.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 9:2
and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
Read in contextJohn 9:22
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:5
You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
Read in contextJob 25:4
How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
Read in contextLuke 18:17
Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Read in contextGenesis 19:9
“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
Read in contextProverbs 29:1
A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
Read in contextLuke 18:10–14
“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
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