John 9:8

New American Bible - revised edition

His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the needy from the dust; from the ash heap lifts up the poor, To seat them with nobles and make a glorious throne their heritage. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he has set the world upon them.

Luke 18:35

Now as he approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging,

Mark 10:46

They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging.

1 Samuel 21:11

That same day David fled from Saul, going to Achish, king of Gath.

Ruth 1:19

So they went on together until they reached Bethlehem. On their arrival there, the whole town was excited about them, and the women asked: “Can this be Naomi?”

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

John 9:9

Some said, “It is,” but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” He said, “I am.”