John 9:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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?

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  • 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
  • Luke 18:35 : 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.
  • 1 Sam 21:11 : 11 And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? did they not make songs about him in their dances, saying, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?
  • Mark 10:46 : 46 And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.
  • Luke 16:20-22 : 20 And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, 21 Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. 22 And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.
  • Acts 3:2-9 : 2 And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple; 3 He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them. 4 And Peter, looking at him, with John, said, Keep your eyes on us. 5 And he gave attention to them, hoping to get something from them. 6 But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up on your feet. 7 And he took him by his right hand, lifting him up; and straight away his feet and the bones of his legs became strong, 8 And, jumping up, he got on to his feet and went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and giving praise to God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 10 And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place. 11 And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.
  • Ruth 1:19 : 19 So the two of them went on till they came to Beth-lehem. And when they came to Beth-lehem all the town was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 9:9-21
    13 verses
    85%

    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.

    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?

    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.

  • John 9:6-7
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    83%

    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.

  • John 9:23-26
    4 verses
    82%

    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 9:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    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.

  • Luke 18:35-37
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    78%

    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.

    36 And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

    37 And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.

  • John 9:32-33
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

  • Mark 8:22-25
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    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?

    24 And looking up, he said, I see men; I see them like trees, walking.

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

  • John 9:30
    77%

    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 10:49-52
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    76%

    49 And Jesus came to a stop and said, Let him come. And crying out to the blind man, they said to him, Be comforted: come, he has sent for you.

    50 And he, putting off his coat, got up quickly, and came to Jesus.

    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.

  • John 9:35-36
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    75%

    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.

  • Mark 10:46-47
    2 verses
    75%

    46 And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

    47 And when it came to his ears that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he gave a cry, and said, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

  • Luke 18:43
    74%

    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.

  • Luke 18:40-41
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    74%

    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.

  • John 9:39-40
    2 verses
    74%

    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?

  • John 5:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.

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

  • Acts 3:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

    10 And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

  • Matt 9:28
    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.