John 9:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:17 : 17 But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,
  • 1 Cor 4:12 : 12 And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
  • Isa 51:7 : 7 Give ear to me, you who have knowledge of righteousness, in whose heart is my law; have no fear of the evil words of men, and give no thought to their curses.
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
  • Matt 27:39 : 39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
  • John 5:45-47 : 45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes. 46 If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me. 47 If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?
  • John 7:19 : 19 Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?
  • John 7:47-52 : 47 Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas? 48 Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees? 49 But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed. 50 Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them, 51 Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done? 52 This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.
  • John 9:34 : 34 Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
  • Acts 6:11-14 : 11 Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing. 12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin, 13 And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law: 14 For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 9:26-27
    2 verses
    81%

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

    27 His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?

  • John 9:29-30
    2 verses
    80%

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

    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.

  • John 9:40
    71%

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

  • John 9:34
    70%

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

  • Luke 19:39
    70%

    39 And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

  • Acts 6:11
    70%

    11 Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

  • John 8:48
    70%

    48 The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?

  • Matt 23:1
    69%

    1 Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

  • John 10:33
    69%

    33 This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

  • John 8:5
    69%

    5 Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?

  • John 11:8
    69%

    8 The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again?

  • John 8:52
    69%

    52 The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

  • Acts 6:14
    69%

    14 For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.

  • John 5:45-46
    2 verses
    69%

    45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

    46 If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me.

  • Mark 10:3
    69%

    3 And he said to them in answer, What did Moses say you were to do?

  • John 18:34
    68%

    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • Mark 9:14
    68%

    14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

  • John 7:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19 Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

    20 The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?

  • John 9:16-17
    2 verses
    68%

    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 1:37
    68%

    37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.

  • Matt 15:12
    68%

    12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

  • Mark 8:28
    68%

    28 And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

  • Matt 15:33
    68%

    33 And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

  • John 9:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    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.

  • Luke 20:6-7
    2 verses
    67%

    6 But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

    7 And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

  • Acts 23:4
    67%

    4 And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

  • John 16:29
    67%

    29 His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

  • Matt 12:38
    67%

    38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

  • Matt 9:3
    67%

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

  • John 18:19
    67%

    19 Then the high priest put questions to Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

  • Mark 9:38
    67%

    38 John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

  • John 10:20
    67%

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

  • John 2:18
    67%

    18 Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

  • John 9:9
    67%

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

  • John 3:11
    67%

    11 Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.

  • Luke 9:18
    67%

    18 And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

  • John 8:33
    67%

    33 They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

  • Mark 9:4
    66%

    4 And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

  • John 6:30
    66%

    30 So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

  • Luke 22:71
    66%

    71 And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.

  • John 6:42
    66%

    42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?

  • Mark 9:16
    66%

    16 And he said, What are you questioning them about?

  • John 8:13
    66%

    13 So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.