John 9:31

Easy To Read Version

We all know that God does not listen to sinners. But God will listen to a person that worships and obeys him.

Cross References

Genesis 19:29

God destroyed the cities in the valley. But when God did this, he remembered Abraham {and did not destroy Abraham’s nephew}. Lot had been living among the cities in the valley. But God sent Lot away from there before he destroyed those cities.

Genesis 20:7

So give Abraham his wife again. Abraham is a prophet. [112] He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not give Sarah back to Abraham, then I promise that you will die. And all your family will die with you.”

Job 35:12

“Or, if those bad people ask God for help\par then God will not answer them.\par Why? Because those people are too proud.\par They still think they are too important.\par

Job 35:13

It is true, God won’t listen\par to their worthless begging.\par God All-Powerful won’t\par pay attention to them.\par

Job 42:8

So now Eliphaz, get seven bulls and seven rams. Take them to my servant Job. Kill them and offer them as a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer. Then I won’t give you the punishment that you deserve. You should be punished because you were very foolish. You didn’t say right things about me. But my servant Job said right things about me.”

Psalm 106:23

God wanted to destroy those people.\par But Moses, the man he chose,\par stopped him.\par God was very angry,\par but Moses blocked the way,\par so God did not destroy the people. {\cf2\super [558]} \par

Psalm 143:10

Show me what you want me to do.\par You are my God.\par

Psalm 145:19

The Lord does what his followers want.\par The Lord listens to his followers.\par He answers their prayers and saves them.\par

Psalm 18:41

My enemies called for help,\par but there was no one to save them.\par They even called to the Lord,\par but he did not answer them.\par

Psalm 40:8

My God, I want to do what you want.\par I know your teachings.\par

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron were some of his priests.\par And Samuel was one of the men\par who called on his name.\par They prayed to the Lord,\par and he answered them.\par

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is far away from evil people. But he always hears the prayers of good people.

Proverbs 21:13

If a person refuses to help poor people, then there will be no help for him when he needs it.

Proverbs 28:9

If a person refuses to listen to \{God’s\} teachings, then \{God\} will refuse to hear his prayers.

Isaiah 1:15

“You people will raise your arms to pray to me—but I will refuse to look at you. You people will say more and more prayers—but I will refuse to listen to you. Why? Because your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 58:9

Then you will call to the Lord, and the Lord will answer you. You will shout to the Lord, and he will say, “Here I am.”

Jeremiah 11:11

So the Lord says: “I will soon make something terrible happen to the people of Judah. They will not be able to escape! They will be sorry. And they will cry to me for help. But I will not listen to them.

Jeremiah 14:12

The people of Judah might begin to fast {\cf2\super [122]} \{and pray to me\}. But I will not listen to their prayers. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept those people. I will destroy the people of Judah with war. I will take away their food, and the people of Judah will starve. And I will destroy them with terrible diseases.”

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel were here to pray for the people of Judah, I would not feel sorry for these people. Send the people of Judah away from me. Tell them to go.

Micah 3:4

So, you might pray to the Lord,\par but he will not answer you.\par No, the Lord will hide his face from you.\par Why? Because you do evil things!”\par

Zechariah 7:13

So the Lord All-Powerful said,\par “I called to them,\par and they did not answer.\par So now, if they call to me,\par I will not answer.\par

John 11:22

But I know that even now God will give you anything you ask.”

John 15:16

You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and make fruit. I want this fruit to continue \{in your life\}. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what the One (God) who sent me wants me to do. My food is to finish the work that he gave me to do.

John 7:17

If a person wants to do what God wants, then that person will know that my teaching comes from God. That person will know that this teaching is not my own.

John 9:30

The man answered, “This is a very strange thing. You don’t know where Jesus comes from. But he healed my eyes.

John 9:32

This is the first time that any person ever healed a man that was born blind.

Deuteronomy 1:45

Then you came back and cried to the Lord for help. But the Lord refused to listen to you.

Hebrews 10:7

Then I said, ‘Here I am, God.\par It is written about me in the book\par of the law.\par I have come to do the things you want.’”\par \i (Psalm 40:6-8)\i0 \par