So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, the men who had married his {other} daughters. Lot said, “Hurry and leave this city! The Lord will soon destroy it!” But those men thought Lot was joking.
John 9:18 - Easy To Read Version The Jews still did not believe that this really happened to the man. They did not believe that this man was blind and was now healed. But later they sent for the man’s parents. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition However, the Jews did not believe that he had [really] been blind and that he had received his sight until they called (summoned) the parents of the man. American Standard Version (1901) The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight, Common English Bible The Jewish leaders didn’t believe the man had been blind and received his sight until they called for his parents. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the Jews did not believe, about him, that he had been blind and had seen, until they called the parents of him who had seen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Jews then did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight, |
So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, the men who had married his {other} daughters. Lot said, “Hurry and leave this city! The Lord will soon destroy it!” But those men thought Lot was joking.
But Lord, get ready to punish those people.\par Surely they will see it, won’t they?\par Lord, show the evil people the strong love {\cf2\super [241]} \par that you have for your people.\par Surely the evil people will be ashamed.\par Surely your enemies will be burned\par in their own fire (evil).\par
Who really believed the things we announced? Who really accepted the Lord’s punishment?
But Abraham said to him, ‘No! If your brothers won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, then they won’t listen to someone that comes back from death.’”
The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites {\cf2\super [8]} to John. {\cf2\super [9]} The Jews sent them to ask, “Who are you?”
You like to have praise from each other. But you never try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?
They asked his parents, “Is this your son? You say that he was born blind. So why can he see now?”
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The Jewish leaders had already decided that they would punish any person that said Jesus was the Christ. {\cf2\super [158]} They would put those people out of the synagogue. {\cf2\super [159]}
So let us try as hard as we can to enter God’s rest. We must try hard so that none of us will be lost by following the example of those people who refused to obey God.