John 9:34

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 Living Translation (NLT)“You were born a total sinner!” they answered. “Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out of the synagogue.

Context of John 9:34

32Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind. 33If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.” They answered and said to him, “You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?” And they cast him out. 35Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” 36He answered and said, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?”

John 9:34 word by word

ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς; καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thouσύsu · youG4771
• wastγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• altogetherὅλοςholos · allG3650
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• dostδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• they castἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• outἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854

Cross-references for John 9:34

• John 9:2And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
• John 8:41You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.”
• Job 14:4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one!
• Job 15:14“What is man, that he could be pure? And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous?
• Job 25:4How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman?
• Psalms 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
• Galatians 2:15We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
• Ephesians 2:3among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
• John 9:40Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”
• John 7:48Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?
• Genesis 19:9And they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door.
• Exodus 2:14Then he said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” So Moses feared and said, “Surely this thing is known!”
• 2 Chronicles 25:16So it was, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Cease! Why should you be killed?” Then the prophet ceased, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
• Proverbs 9:7“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
• Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Proverbs 29:1He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without 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

Topics related to John 9:34

• Bigotry
• Blindness
• Church
• Confession
• Converts
• Faith
• Persecution
• Sabbath
• Self-Righteousness
• Synagogue

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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