Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And we know that God hears not the sinful: but if any be godly, and do his will, this he hears.

New American Standard Bible

We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.

King James Version

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Holman Bible

We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.

International Standard Version

We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does his will.

A Conservative Version

And we know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any man is a worshiper of God, and does his will, he listens to this man.

American Standard Version

We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

Amplified

We know [according to your tradition] that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone fears God and does His will, He hears him.

An Understandable Version

We know that God does not listen to sinners [i.e., when they pray]; but God does listen to the person who reveres Him and does what He wants.

Anderson New Testament

We know that God hears not sinners; but if any one be a worshiper of God, and do his will, him he hears.

Bible in Basic English

We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.

Common New Testament

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.

Daniel Mace New Testament

now 'tis certain, that God does not countenance impostors: but regards him only that is religious, and executes his commands.

Darby Translation

But we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.

Godbey New Testament

We know that God hears not sinners: but if any one may be a worshiper of God, and do His will, He hears him.

Goodspeed New Testament

We know that God does not listen to sinful people, but if a man is devout and obeys God, God will listen to him.

John Wesley New Testament

We know that God heareth not sinners; but if a man be a worshiper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

King James 2000

Now we know that God hears not sinners: but if any man be a worshiper of God, and does his will, him he hears.

Lexham Expanded Bible

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if someone is devout and does his will, he listens to this one.

Modern King James verseion

But we know that God does not hear sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For we be sure that God heareth not sinners: But if any man be a worshipper of God, and do what his will is, him heareth he.

Moffatt New Testament

God, we know, does not listen to sinners; he listens to anyone who is devout and who obeys his will.

Montgomery New Testament

"We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God-fearing and does his will, to such he listens.

NET Bible

We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.

New Heart English Bible

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

Noyes New Testament

We know that God heareth not sinners; but if any one is a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Sawyer New Testament

We know that God hears not sinners; but if one is a worshipper of God, and does his will, him he hears.

The Emphasized Bible

We know that, God, unto sinners, doth not hearken: but, if one be, a worshipper of God, and be doing, his will, unto this one, he hearkeneth.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Now we know that God doth not hearken to sinners: but if any man be a devout worshipper, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Twentieth Century New Testament

We know that God never listens to bad men, but, when a man is god-fearing and does God's will, God listens to him.

Webster

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Weymouth New Testament

We know that God does not listen to bad people, but that if any one is a God-fearing man and obeys Him, to him He listens.

Williams New Testament

We know that God does not listen to sinful men, but He does listen to anyone who worships God and lives to do His will.

World English Bible

We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

Worrell New Testament

We know that God heareth not sinners; but, if any one is a worshiper of God, and does His will, him He heareth.

Worsley New Testament

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a servant of God, and do his will, him He heareth.

Youngs Literal Translation

and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Now
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

we know
εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἁμαρτωλός 
Hamartolos 
Usage: 31

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

if
ἐάν 
Ean 
Usage: 155

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

be
ὦ 
be, may be, should be, is, might be, were, not tr,
Usage: 41

θεοσεβής 
theosebes 
Usage: 1

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

his

Usage: 0

will
θέλημα 
thelema 
will, desire, pleasure
Usage: 45

him
τούτου 
Toutou 
Usage: 53

References

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Prayers for John 9:31

Context Readings

The Reaction Of The Pharisees To The Healing

30 The man answered and said to them, For in this is it wonderful, that ye know not whence he is, and he opened mine eyes. 31 And we know that God hears not the sinful: but if any be godly, and do his will, this he hears. 32 From forever was it not heard that any opened the eyes of him born blind.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:29

Jehovah is far off from the unjust: and he will hear the prayer of the just

Proverbs 28:9

He turning away his ear from hearing the law, also his prayer is an abomination.

Isaiah 1:15

And in the spreading forth of your hands I will hide mine eyes from you.; also when ye shall multiply prayer I hear not: your hands were full of blood.

Job 27:8-9

For what the hope of the profane one if he shall plunder? for God shall draw out his soul.

Psalm 145:19

He will do the desire of them fearing him, and he will hear their cry and he will save them.

Genesis 18:23-33

And Abraham will draw near, and will say, Wilt thou also destroy the just with the wicked

Genesis 19:29

And it shall be in God's destroying the cities of the circuit, and God will remember Abraham, and he will send forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow in overthrowing the cities in which Lot dwelt in them.

Genesis 20:7

And now turn back to the man the woman; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and do thou live: and if thou turn her not back, know that dying, thou shalt die, thou and all which are to thee.

1 Kings 17:20-22

And he will call to Jehovah, and say, Jehovah my God, didst thou also do evil upon the widow which I dwelt with her to kill her son?

1 Kings 18:36-38

And it will be in the going up of the gift, and Elijah the prophet will draw near and say, Jehovah God of Abraham, Isaak, and Israel, this day it shall be known that thou art God in Israel, and I thy servant, and by thy words I did all these words.

2 Chronicles 32:20-21

And Hezekiah the king will pray, and Isaiah the prophet, son of Amos, for this, and they will cry to the heavens.

Job 35:12

Then they will cry, and he will not answer from the face of the pride of the evil.

Job 42:8

And now take to you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and bring up a burnt-offering for yourselves; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for his face I will accept, so as not to do with you for folly, for ye spake not to me the right as my servant Job.

Psalm 18:41

They will cry and none saving: to Jehovah, and he answered them not

Psalm 34:15-16

The eyes of Jehovah upon the just, and his ears to their cries.

Psalm 40:8

To do thine acceptance, O my God, I delighted; and thy law in the midst of my bowels.

Psalm 66:18-20

If I saw vanity in my heart, Jehovah will not hear.

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those calling upon his name; calling to Jehovah and he will answer them.

Psalm 106:23

And he will say to destroy them unless Moses his chosen stood in the breaking before him to turn away his wrath from destroying.

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do thine acceptance, for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; thou wilt guide me into a land of uprightness.

Proverbs 1:28-29

Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me, and shall not find me;

Proverbs 21:13

He stopping his ear from the cry of the poor one also himself shall call and shall not be answered.

Isaiah 58:9

Then shalt thou call and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry for help, and he will say, Behold me. If thou shalt take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the extending of the finger, and the word of vanity;

Jeremiah 11:11

For this, thus said Jehovah, Behold me bringing evil to them which they shall not be able to go forth from it; and they cried to me and I will not hear to them.

Jeremiah 14:12

When they shall fast I hear not their outcry; and when they shall bring up a burnt-offering and gift, I accept them not; for with the sword and by famine and by death I consume them.

Jeremiah 15:1

And Jehovah will say to me, If Moses shall stand, and Samuel, before my face, my soul not to this people: casting from my face they shall go forth.

Ezekiel 8:18

And also I will do in wrath: mine eye shall not spare and I will not pity: and they shall call in mine ear with a great voice, and I will not hear them.

Micah 3:4

Then shall they cry to Jehovah and he will not answer them, and he will hide his face from them in that time, as their doings were evil.

Zechariah 7:13

And it will be as he called and they heard not; so they shall call, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of armies:

John 4:34

Jesus says to them, My food is that I might do the will of him having sent me, and finish his work.

John 7:17

If any desire to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak from myself.

John 11:41-42

Then took they away the stone where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes above, and said, Father, I return thee thanks that thou didst hear me.

John 15:16

Ye chose not me, but I chose you, and I have set you, that ye might retire and bear fruit, and your fruit remain: that whatever ye ask the Father in my name, he might give you.

Hebrews 10:7

Then said I, Behold, I am here (in the head of the book it was written of me,) O God, to do thy will.

James 5:15-18

And the prayer of faith shall save him being sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he should have wrought sins, it shall be remitted to him.

1 John 3:21-22

Dearly beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have freedom of speech towards God.

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