John 9:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Now we know that God does not hear sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and does his will, him he hears.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    We{G1161} know{G1492} that{G3754} God{G2316} heareth{G191} not{G3756} sinners:{G268} but{G235} if{G1437} any man{G5100} be{G5600} a worshipper of God,{G2318} and{G2532} do{G4160} his{G846} will,{G2307} him{G5127} he heareth.{G191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now{G1161} we know{G1492}{(G5758)} that{G3754} God{G2316} heareth{G191}{(G5719)} not{G3756} sinners{G268}: but{G235} if{G1437} any man{G5100} be{G5600}{(G5753)} a worshipper of God{G2318}, and{G2532} doeth{G4160}{(G5725)} his{G846} will{G2307}, him{G5127} he heareth{G191}{(G5719)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For we be sure that God heareth not synners. But yf eny man be a worshipper of God and do his will him heareth he.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For we knowe that God heareth not ye sinners: but yf eny ma be a fearer of God, and doth his will, him heareth he.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him heareth he.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For we be sure, that God heareth not sinners: But yf any man be a worshipper of God, and obedient vnto his wyll, hym heareth he.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:29 : 29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
  • Prov 28:9 : 9 If anyone turns away his ear from listening to the law, even his prayer is detestable.
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.
  • Ps 145:19 : 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
  • Zech 7:13 : 13 'Just as I called, and they did not listen, so when they call, I will not listen,' says the LORD of Hosts.
  • Mic 3:4 : 4 Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. He will hide His face from them at that time because of the evil they have done.
  • Prov 1:28-29 : 28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me. 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,
  • Job 27:8-9 : 8 For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9 Will God listen to his cry when distress comes upon him?
  • Job 35:12 : 12 There they cry out, but He does not answer because of the pride of evil men.
  • Ps 18:41 : 41 You have made my enemies turn their backs in retreat, and I destroy those who hate me.
  • Ps 34:15-16 : 15 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 16 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.
  • Ps 66:18-20 : 18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 But truly, God has listened; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer or His mercy from me!
  • 1 John 3:21-22 : 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God. 22 And whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do what pleases Him.
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to accomplish his work.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
  • Jer 11:11 : 11 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: ‘I am bringing disaster upon them from which they cannot escape. Even though they will cry out to me, I will not listen to them.’
  • Jer 14:12 : 12 Even if they fast, I will not listen to their cry; even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will consume them by sword, famine, and plague.
  • Jer 15:1 : 1 Then the LORD said to me: 'Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not go out to these people. Send them away from My presence and let them go.'
  • Ezek 8:18 : 18 Therefore I will act in wrath. My eye will not spare, nor will I have compassion. Even though they cry out loudly in My ears, I will not hear them.'
  • Isa 58:9 : 9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing finger, and malicious talk.
  • John 7:17 : 17 'If anyone wants to do His will, they will know whether My teaching comes from God or whether I speak on My own authority.'
  • John 11:41-42 : 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked upward and said, 'Father, I thank you that you have heard me.' 42 'I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.'
  • John 15:16 : 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
  • Jas 5:15-18 : 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise them up; and if they have committed sins, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective. 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
  • Ps 99:6 : 6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests, and Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called upon the Lord, and He answered them.
  • Ps 106:23 : 23 So He said He would destroy them had not Moses, His chosen one, stood in the breach before Him to turn His wrath away from destroying them.
  • Ps 143:10 : 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
  • Job 42:8 : 8 So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken the truth about Me as My servant Job has.
  • 2 Chr 32:20-21 : 20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven. 21 And the LORD sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and leaders and officials in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew in disgrace to his own land. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with the sword.
  • Gen 19:29 : 29 So it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.
  • Gen 20:7 : 7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you can be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.'
  • 1 Kgs 17:20-22 : 20 Then he cried out to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy upon the widow I am staying with by causing her son to die?" 21 Elijah stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, please let the boy’s life return to him." 22 The LORD heard Elijah’s prayer, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived.
  • 1 Kgs 18:36-38 : 36 At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached and said, "LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that You are God in Israel, that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your command. 37 Answer me, LORD, answer me, so that this people will know that You, LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back to Yourself. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.
  • Gen 18:23-33 : 23 Then Abraham approached Him and said, 'Will You sweep away the righteous with the wicked?' 24 'Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city. Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are there?' 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?' 26 The LORD replied, 'If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the entire place for their sake.' 27 Then Abraham answered, 'I have ventured to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes. 28 'Suppose the fifty righteous people lack five. Will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?' He replied, 'If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.' 29 Once again Abraham spoke to Him, 'What if forty are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of forty, I will not do it.' 30 Then Abraham said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if thirty are found there?' He replied, 'I will not do it if I find thirty there.' 31 Abraham said, 'Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there.' He answered, 'For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.' 32 Finally, he said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if ten are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.' 33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 Then I said, 'Here I am; I have come. In the scroll of the book it is written about me.'
  • Heb 10:7 : 7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come—it is written about Me in the scroll of the book—to do Your will, O God.'"

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