John 9:31 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

³¹ We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ We know that God does not listen to sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and a worshiper of Him and does His will, He listens to him.

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

Common English Bible

³¹ We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners. God listens to anyone who is devout and does God’s will.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ And we know that God does not hear sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, then he heeds him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³¹ Now we know that God doth not hear sinners: but if a man be a server of God, and doth his will, him he heareth.

John 9:31 Cross References

Genesis 19:29

So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

Genesis 20:7

Now then restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours.”

Job 35:12

There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Job 35:13

Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it.

Job 42:8

Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly; for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.”

Psalm 106:23

Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me on a level path!

Psalm 145:19

He fulfils the desire of all who fear him, he also hears their cry, and saves them.

Psalm 18:41

They cried for help, but there was none to save, they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my heart.”

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called on his name. They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 21:13

He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.

Proverbs 28:9

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Isaiah 1:15

When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 58:9

Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, Here I am. “If you take away from the midst of you the yoke, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing evil upon them which they cannot escape; though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.

Jeremiah 14:12

Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, and though they offer burnt offering and cereal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!

Ezekiel 8:18

Therefore I will deal in wrath; my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.”

Micah 3:4

Then they will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.

Zechariah 7:13

“As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts,

John 11:22

And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”

John 15:16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

John 7:17

if any man's will is to do his will, he shall know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.

John 9:30

The man answered, “Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.

John 9:32

Never since the world began has it been heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.

Deuteronomy 1:45

And you returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord did not hearken to your voice or give ear to you.

Hebrews 10:7

Then I said, ‘Lo, I have come to do thy will, O God,’ as it is written of me in the roll of the book.”