John 9:28

Lighthouse Bible 2006

Then they reviled him, and said, You are his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.

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Listen to me, you that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; do not fear the reproach of men, neither be afraid of their reviling.

And those who passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you attempt to kill me?

They answered and said to him, You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.

Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast of God,

And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we bear it:

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Who, when he was insulted, did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but committed himself to him that judges righteously: