John 9:34 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁴ They replied to the beggar, “You were born entirely in sins [i.e., you have been a sinner all your life], and you are [trying] to teach us?” Then they threw him out [of the synagogue. See verse 22].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ They retorted, You were wholly born in sin [from head to foot]; and do you [presume to] teach us? So they cast him out [threw him clear outside the synagogue].

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

Common English Bible

³⁴ They responded, “You were born completely in sin! How is it that you dare to teach us?” Then they expelled him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ They responded and said to him, "You were born entirely in sins, and you would teach us?" And they cast him out.

John 9:34 Cross References

Luke 11:45

Then one of the teachers of the Law of Moses answered Jesus, saying, “Teacher, you insulted us too by saying this.”

Luke 14:11

For every person who exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted [as important].”

Luke 18:17

Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God the way a little child does, that person will by no means enter it.”

Luke 6:22

You are blessed when men hate you and withdraw their fellowship from you and speak abusively about you and reject your name as evil, [all] for being loyal to the Son of man.

John 6:37

Every person [Note: The Greek says, “every thing”] whom the Father gives me will [eventually] come to me [i.e., for salvation]; and I will never turn away that person who comes to me.

John 8:41

You people are doing what your father does.” They said to Him, “We were not born illegitimately; the only Father we have is God.”

John 9:2

His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, did this man sin or was it his parents’ [sin] that caused him to be born blind?”

John 9:22

His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities who had already decided that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be expelled from the synagogue.

John 9:35

[When] Jesus heard that they had thrown the beggar out, He found him and asked him, “Do you believe in the Son of man?”

John 9:40

Some Pharisees, who were with Jesus, heard [Him say] these things, and replied, “Are we blind, too?”

1 Corinthians 5:13

For what business is it of mine to judge outsiders? [i.e., non-Christians]; God judges them. But should you not judge those people who are inside? [i.e., Christians]. [So], remove the evil person from your fellowship [See Deut. 17:7].

Galatians 2:15

Although we are Jews by natural birth, and not sinful Gentiles [who do not have a relationship with God],

Ephesians 2:3

All of us [Jews] also once lived among such people, fulfilling the improper cravings of our physical being and doing what our bodies and minds desired. In this natural [unconverted] state we were deserving of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].

1 Peter 5:5

And in the same way, you younger [Christians] should be [respectfully] submissive to the older ones. And all of you should [be willing to] humbly serve one another, for God stands opposed to [the efforts of] proud people, but extends His unearned favor to those [who serve] with humility.

3 John 1:10

So, if I come [to visit you], I will remind you of what he is doing, [such as] using wicked words to talk nonsense against us [apostles]. And, not being satisfied with that, he [also] refuses to welcome the [other] brothers, and prevents [other] people from doing so [i.e., from welcoming these brothers], and even kicks them out of the church [for trying to].

3 John 1:9

I wrote a letter to the church [there], but Diotrephes, who loves to be first [in importance] among the members [of the body there], does not receive us [i.e., he did not listen to or acknowledge the authority of us apostles].

Revelation 13:17

so that no one would be able to buy or sell things without having the mark, either the name of the [first] beast or the number of his name.