John 9:34

They replied to him, “You ◄were born as a result of your parents’ sin [EUP]/bastard►! ◄Do you think you are qualified to teach us?/You are not qualified to teach us!► [RHQ]” Then they threw him out of the synagogue.

Translation for Translators

In The 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.

In Context

33So if this man had not come from God, he would not be able to do anything like that!”

35Jesus heard people say that they had thrown that man out. He found the man and said to him, “Do you believe that the one who came down from heaven is the Messiah?”

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Cross References

Exodus 2:14The man replied, “◄Who made you our ruler and judge?/No one made you our ruler and judge!► [RHQ] You have no right to interfere with us Are you going to kill me just like you killed that Egyptian man yesterday?” Then Moses/I was afraid, because he/I thought, “ Since that man knows what I did, surely other people know, too.”

Job 14:4People are sinners from the time when they are born; who can cause them to be sinless? No one [RHQ]!

Job 25:4So, ◄how can God consider anyone to be righteous?/God certainly cannot consider anyone to be righteous.► [RHQ] ◄How can any human being be truly pure?/No human being can be truly pure.► [RHQ]

Proverbs 9:7If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.

Proverbs 26:12God can help/bless foolish people more easily than he can help/bless people who are not wise [RHQ], but think that they are wise.

Isaiah 65:5Then they say to others, ‘Stay away from me; do not come near me, because I am very holy, with the result that you should not touch me.’ People like that are like [MET] smoke in my nose from a fire that burns continually.

Matthew Henry on John 9:14-35

The Cavilling of the Pharisees; The Cavilling of the Pharisees Refuted. 13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such… Read the whole commentary →

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