New American Standard Bible 2020
John 9:34
34They answered him, “1You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they 23put him out.
John 9:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
- New International Version (NIV)To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They answered and said to him, “You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?” And they cast him out.
Context of John 9:34
32Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. 33If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.” They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they put him out. 35Jesus heard that they had put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36He answered by saying, “And who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?”
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ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς; καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 9:34
- John 9:2And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
- John 8:41You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; we have one Father: God.”
- Job 14:4Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one!
- Job 15:14What is man, that he would be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he would be righteous?
- Job 25:4How then can mankind be righteous with God? Or how can anyone who is born of woman be pure?
- Psalms 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in guilt, And in sin my mother conceived me.
- Galatians 2:15“We are Jews by nature and not sinners from the Gentiles;
- Ephesians 2:3Among them we too all previously lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the rest.
- John 9:40Those who were with Him from the Pharisees heard these things and said to Him, “We are not blind too, are we?”
- John 7:48Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?
- Genesis 19:9But they said, “Get out of the way!” They also said, “This one came in as a foreigner, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them!” So they pressed hard against Lot and moved forward to break the door.
- Exodus 2:14But he said, “Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known!”
- 2 Chronicles 25:16As he was talking with him, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you to be a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be put to death?” Then the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has planned to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
- Proverbs 9:7One who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And one who rebukes a wicked person gets insults for himself.
- Proverbs 26:12Do you see a person wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Proverbs 29:1A person often rebuked who becomes obstinate Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.
Commentaries on John 9:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Thou wast altogether born in sins - Thou hast not only been a vile wretch in some other pre-existent state, but thy parents also have been grossly iniquitous; therefore thou and they are punished by this blindness: Thou wast altogether born in sins - thou art no other than a sinful lump of deformity, and utterly unfit to have any connection with those who worship God. And they cast him out - They immediately excommunicated him, as the margin properly…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Wast born in sins - That is, thou wast born in a state of blindness a state which proved that either thou or thy parents had sinned, and that this was the punishment for it. See John 9:2. Thou wast cursed by God with blindness for crime, and yet thou dost set up for a religious teacher! When people have no arguments, they attempt to supply their place by revilings. When they are pressed by argument, they reproach their adversaries with crime, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-34Verses 24-34 As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I did live a worldly, sensual…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34Discipline such as being thrown out of the synagogue was not uncommon. It brought social isolation that might require the man’s departure from the village. Such serious persecution was precisely what Jesus predicted for his followers (15:18–27; 16:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3424-34. Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner--not wishing him to own, even to the praise of God, that a miracle had been wrought upon him, but to show more regard to the honor of God than ascribe any such act to one who was a sinner.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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