John 9:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.

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  • John 10:19 : 19 There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.
  • John 7:43 : 43 So there was a division among the people because of him.
  • John 7:12 : 12 And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
  • Matt 12:2 : 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.
  • John 3:2 : 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
  • John 5:36 : 36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
  • John 6:52 : 52 Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?
  • Luke 13:31-33 : 31 At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death. 32 And he said, Go and say to that fox, I send out evil spirits and do works of mercy today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work will be complete. 33 But I have to go on my way today and tomorrow and the third day, for it is not right for a prophet to come to his death outside Jerusalem.
  • John 14:11 : 11 Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.
  • John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.
  • Acts 14:4 : 4 But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.
  • John 9:24 : 24 So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.
  • John 9:30-33 : 30 The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes. 31 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. 32 In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open. 33 If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 9:8-15
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    8Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?

    9Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

    10So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?

    11His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.

    12And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.

    13They took him before the Pharisees--this man who had been blind.

    14Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

    15So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.

  • John 9:17-19
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    17Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

    18Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,

    19And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?

  • Luke 6:2
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    2But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • John 9:39-40
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    39And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.

    40These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?

  • Mark 2:24
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    24And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • John 9:32-34
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    32In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.

    33If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.

    34Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.

  • John 9:29-30
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    29We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.

    30The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.

  • John 9:23-26
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    23That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.

    24So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.

    25He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.

    26Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?

  • Matt 9:3
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    3And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.

  • Luke 13:14
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    14And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:2
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    2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

  • John 10:19-21
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    19There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

    20And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

    21Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?

  • John 5:16
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    16And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

  • John 9:2-3
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    2And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?

    3Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.

  • Luke 6:7
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    7And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

  • Luke 14:3
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    3And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

  • John 5:9-10
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    9And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.

    10So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

  • John 11:37
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    37But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

  • John 11:47
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    47Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

  • Matt 12:10
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    10And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

  • John 5:12
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    12Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?

  • Mark 3:4
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    4And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

  • Luke 6:9-10
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    9And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

    10And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.

  • John 7:23
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    23If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

  • John 9:21
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    21But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

  • John 9:6
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    6Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,

  • John 12:18
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    18And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.

  • Mark 2:7
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    7Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

  • Mark 3:2
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    2And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.