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An Understandable Version
They replied to the beggar, "You were born entirely in sins [i.e., you have been a sinner all your life], and you are [trying] to teach us?" Then they threw him out [of the synagogue. See verse 22].
New American Standard Bible
They answered him, “
King James Version
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Holman Bible
“You were born entirely in sin,”
International Standard Version
They asked him, "You were born a sinner and you are trying to instruct us?" And they threw him out.
A Conservative Version
They answered and said to him, Thou were born entirely in sins, and thou teach us. And they cast him outside.
American Standard Version
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Amplified
They answered him, “You were
Anderson New Testament
They answered and said to him: You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.
Bible in Basic English
Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
Common New Testament
They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and are you teaching us?" And they cast him out.
Daniel Mace New Testament
they answered, you were a vicious fellow from your very birth, and do you pretend to preach to us? and then they excommunicated him.
Darby Translation
They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out.
Godbey New Testament
They responded and said to him, Thou art altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Goodspeed New Testament
They answered, "You were born in utter sin, and are you trying to teach us?" So they excluded him from the synagogue.
John Wesley New Testament
They answered and said to him, Thou-wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Julia Smith Translation
They answered and said to him, In sins wert thou wholly born, and teachest thou us? And they cast him without.
King James 2000
They answered and said unto him, You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They answered and said to him, "You were born completely in sin, and are you attempting to teach us?" And they threw him out.
Modern King James verseion
They answered and said to him, You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They answered, and said unto him, "Thou art altogether born in sin: and dost thou teach us?" And they cast him out.
Moffatt New Testament
They retorted, "And so you would teach us ??you, born in utter depravity!" Then they expelled him.
Montgomery New Testament
They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out.
NET Bible
They replied, "You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?" So they threw him out.
New Heart English Bible
They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.
Noyes New Testament
They answered and said to him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Sawyer New Testament
They answered and said to him, You were born entirely in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him without.
The Emphasized Bible
They answered and said unto him - In sins, wast, thou, born, altogether; and art, thou, teaching, us? And they cast him out.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"You," they retorted, "were born totally depraved; and are you trying to teach us?" So they expelled him.
Webster
They answered and said to him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? and they cast him out.
Weymouth New Testament
"You," they replied, "were wholly begotten and born in sin, and do *you* teach *us*?" And they put him out of the synagogue.
Williams New Testament
Then they retorted, "You were born in total depravity, and yet you are trying to teach us!" And so they turned him out of the synagogue.
World English Bible
They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.
Worrell New Testament
They answered and said to him, You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us!" And they cast him out.
Worsley New Testament
They answered, and said unto him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us?
Youngs Literal Translation
They answered and said to him, 'In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!' and they cast him forth without.
Themes
Church » Of the jews excommunication from » Excommunication as practised among the jews
Converts » Zealous » The blind men
Excommunication » Excommunication as practised among the jews
Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » The blind man whom jesus healed on the sabbath
Government » Ecclesiastical » Excommunication as practised among the jews
Persecution » Instances of » Of the disciples
Self-righteousness » Instances of » Pharisees
Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers » Had powers » Of religious courts
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 9:34
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Reaction Of The Pharisees To The Healing
33 Unless this man came from God, he would not be able to do anything [like this]." 34 They replied to the beggar, "You were born entirely in sins [i.e., you have been a sinner all your life], and you are [trying] to teach us?" Then they threw him out [of the synagogue. See verse 22]. 35 [When] Jesus heard that they had thrown the beggar out, He found him and asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of man?"
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Cross References
John 9:2
His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, did this man sin or was it his parents' [sin] that caused him to be born blind?"
John 9:22
His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities who had already decided that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be expelled from the synagogue.
Luke 18:17
Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God the way a little child does, that person will by no means enter it."
Matthew 18:17-18
And if he refuses to listen to them [i.e., the witnesses], explain the [whole] matter to the church [i.e., probably a specially called meeting of mature Christians to resolve the matter]. And if he refuses to listen to the church also, [i.e., to acknowledge his sin and repent of it], consider him like an [unconverted] Gentile or tax collector [i.e., do not have fellowship with him].
Luke 6:22
You are blessed when men hate you and withdraw their fellowship from you and speak abusively about you and reject your name as evil, [all] for being loyal to the Son of man.
Luke 11:45
Then one of the teachers of the law of Moses answered Jesus, saying, "Teacher, you insulted us too by saying this."
Luke 14:11
For every person who exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted [as important]."
Luke 18:10-14
"Two men went up to the Temple [in Jerusalem] to pray. One of them was a Pharisee and the other one was a tax collector.
John 6:37
Every person [Note: The Greek says, "every thing"] whom the Father gives me will [eventually] come to me [i.e., for salvation]; and I will never turn away that person who comes to me.
John 7:48-49
Have any of the authorities or Pharisees believed in him?
John 8:41
You people are doing what your father does." They said to Him, "We were not born illegitimately; the only Father we have is God."
John 9:35
[When] Jesus heard that they had thrown the beggar out, He found him and asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of man?"
John 9:40
Some Pharisees, who were with Jesus, heard [Him say] these things, and replied, "Are we blind, too?"
1 Corinthians 5:4-5
[I command you], when you people are assembled together, with my spirit [also present], in the name [i.e., by the authority] and power of our Lord Jesus,
1 Corinthians 5:13
For what business is it of mine to judge outsiders? [i.e., non-Christians]; God judges them. But should you not judge those people who are inside? [i.e., Christians]. [So], remove the evil person from your fellowship [See Deut. 17:7].
Galatians 2:15
Although we are Jews by natural birth, and not sinful Gentiles [who do not have a relationship with God],
Ephesians 2:3
All of us [Jews] also once lived among such people, fulfilling the improper cravings of our physical being and doing what our bodies and minds desired. In this natural [unconverted] state we were deserving of [God's] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].
1 Peter 5:5
And in the same way, you younger [Christians] should be [respectfully] submissive to the older ones. And all of you should [be willing to] humbly serve one another, for God stands opposed to [the efforts of] proud people, but extends His unearned favor to those [who serve] with humility.
3 John 1:9
I wrote a letter to the church [there], but Diotrephes, who loves to be first [in importance] among the members [of the body there], does not receive us [i.e., he did not listen to or acknowledge the authority of us apostles].
Revelation 13:17
so that no one would be able to buy or sell things without having the mark, either the name of the [first] beast or the number of his name.