Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my instruction: do not fear disgrace by men, and do not be shattered by their taunts.
John 9:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They ridiculed him: ‘You’re that man’s disciple, but we’re Moses’s disciples. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they stormed at him [they jeered, they sneered, they reviled him] and retorted, You are His disciple yourself, but we are the disciples of Moses. American Standard Version (1901) And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses. Common English Bible They insulted him: “You are his disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, they cursed him and said: "You be his disciple. But we are disciples of Moses. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They reviled him therefore, and said: Be thou his disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses. |
Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my instruction: do not fear disgrace by men, and do not be shattered by their taunts.
‘You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me.
Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me? ’
‘You were born entirely in sin,’ they replied, ‘and are you trying to teach us? ’ Then they threw him out.
Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,
we labour, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.
when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.