John 9:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now 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,

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  • Gen 19:14 : 14 And Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, Come, let us go out of this place, for the Lord is about to send destruction on the town. But his sons-in-law did not take him seriously.
  • Isa 26:11 : 11 Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see ... yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.
  • Isa 53:1 : 1 Who would have had faith in the word which has come to our ears, and to whom had the arm of the Lord been unveiled?
  • Luke 16:31 : 31 And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.
  • John 1:19 : 19 And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?
  • John 5:44 : 44 How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
  • John 9:22 : 22 They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
  • John 12:37-40 : 37 But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him: 38 So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled? 39 For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again, 40 He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.
  • Heb 3:15-19 : 15 As it is said, Today if you will let his voice come to your ears, be not hard of heart, as when you made him angry. 16 Who made him angry when his voice came to them? was it not all those who came out of Egypt with Moses? 17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? was it not with those who did evil, who came to their deaths in the waste land? 18 And to whom did he make an oath that they might not come into his rest? was it not to those who went against his orders? 19 So we see that they were not able to go in because they had no belief.
  • Heb 4:11 : 11 Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 9:19-26
    8 verses
    86%

    19 And 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?

    20 In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:

    21 But 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.

    22 They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.

    23 That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.

    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.

    25 He 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.

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

  • John 9:6-17
    12 verses
    79%

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

    7 And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.

    8 Then 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?

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

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

    11 His 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.

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

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

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

    15 So 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.

    16 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.

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

  • John 9:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1 And when he went on his way, he saw a man blind from birth.

    2 And 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?

    3 Jesus 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.

  • John 9:32-36
    5 verses
    78%

    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.

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

    35 It came to the ears of Jesus that they had put him out, and meeting him he said, Have you faith in the Son of man?

    36 He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.

  • John 9:30
    76%

    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.

  • Mark 10:51-52
    2 verses
    73%

    51 And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.

    52 And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.

  • Mark 8:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 And they came to Beth-saida. And they took a blind man to him, requesting him to put his hands on him.

    23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything?

  • John 9:39-41
    3 verses
    72%

    39 And 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.

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

    41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.

  • Luke 18:40-43
    4 verses
    72%

    40 And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,

    41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

    42 And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.

    43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

  • Matt 9:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, Have you faith that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

    29 Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you.

  • Luke 18:35
    71%

    35 And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

  • John 11:37
    71%

    37 But 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 12:39-40
    2 verses
    70%

    39 For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again,

    40 He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.

  • John 12:37
    70%

    37 But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:

  • Mark 8:25
    69%

    25 Then again he put his hands on his eyes; and looking hard, he was able to see, and saw all things clearly.

  • John 4:48
    69%

    48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.

  • Matt 20:33
    69%

    33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.