John 9:33

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • John 9:16 : 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.
  • 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.
  • Acts 5:38-39 : 38 And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing: 39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

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  • John 9:29-32
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    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.

    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.

  • John 9:1-3
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    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 9:34-36
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    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 9:10-19
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    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.

    18 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,

    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?

  • John 9:23-26
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    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 9:39-41
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    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.

  • 9 If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,

  • 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.

  • John 3:2-3
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    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.

    3 Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.

  • 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?

  • 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?

  • Acts 5:38-39
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    38 And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

    39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

  • 8 But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

  • 19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

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

  • 14 And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

  • 47 He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

  • 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.

  • 39 But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

  • 27 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.

  • 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

  • 21 Others 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?

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

  • 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.

  • 43 And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

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

  • 35 If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),