John 9:28
They heaped insults on him, saying,“You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
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- Rom 2:17 : 17 The Condemnation of the Jew But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relationship to God
- 1 Cor 4:12 : 12 We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,
- 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
- Isa 51:7 : 7 Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don’t be afraid of the insults of men; don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!
- Matt 5:11 : 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.
- Matt 27:39 : 39 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
- John 5:45-47 : 45 “Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope. 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me. 47 But if you do not believe what Moses wrote, how will you believe my words?”
- John 7:19 : 19 Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?”
- John 7:47-52 : 47 Then the Pharisees answered,“You haven’t been deceived too, have you? 48 None of the members of the ruling council or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they? 49 But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!” 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said, 51 “Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?” 52 They replied,“You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!”
- John 9:34 : 34 They replied,“You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
- Acts 6:11-14 : 11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say,“We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12 They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council. 13 They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law. 14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
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- John 9:26-272 verses81%
26 Then they said to him,“What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”
27 He answered,“I told you already and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You people don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?”
- John 9:29-302 verses80%
29 We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!”
30 The man replied,“This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
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40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him,“We are not blind too, are we?”
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34 They replied,“You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
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39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him,“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
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11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say,“We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
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48 The Judeans replied,“Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”
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1 Seven Woes Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
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33 The Jewish leaders replied,“We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”
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5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women. What then do you say?”
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8 The disciples replied,“Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?”
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52 Then the Judeans responded,“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say,‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’
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14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
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45 “Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope.
46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.
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3 He answered them,“What did Moses command you?”
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34 Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”
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- John 7:19-202 verses68%
19 Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?”
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- John 9:16-172 verses68%
16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say,“This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said,“How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind,“What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?”“He is a prophet,” the man replied.
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37 When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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28 They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”
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33 The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”
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23 For this reason his parents said,“He is a mature adult, ask him.”)
24 Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him,“Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”
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6 But if we say,‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
7 So they replied that they did not know where it came from.
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4 Those standing near him said,“Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”
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29 His disciples said,“Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech!
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18 So then the Jewish leaders responded,“What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?”
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30 So they said to him,“Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
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71 Then they said,“Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!”
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16 He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”
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13 So the Pharisees objected,“You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”