John 9:28

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Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

The Pharisees then replied to them, Are ye also deluded?

Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake.

And they who were passing by reviled him, shaking their heads,

and work hard, labouring with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

who, when reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he used no menaces; but referred himself to him who judgeth righteously:

Do not suppose that I shall accuse you to my Father: there is one who is accusing you, even Moses, on whom ye place your hope.

Hath not Moses given you the law, yet none of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

Then they suborned men to say, We heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses, and against God.

Lo! thou art named a Jew, and restest on the law, and boastest in God,

and were all baptised unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;