You people that understand goodness\par should listen to me.\par You people that follow my teachings\par should hear the things I say.\par Don’t be afraid of evil people.\par Don’t be afraid of the bad things\par that they say to you.\par
John 9:28 - Easy To Read Version The Jewish leaders \{became angry and\} said some very bad things to the man. Then they said, “You are a follower of that man (Jesus). We are followers of Moses. 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. |
You people that understand goodness\par should listen to me.\par You people that follow my teachings\par should hear the things I say.\par Don’t be afraid of evil people.\par Don’t be afraid of the bad things\par that they say to you.\par
People walked by and said bad things to Jesus. People shook their heads
“People will say bad things against you and hurt you. They will lie and say all kinds of evil things against you because you follow me. But when people do those things to you, know that God will bless you.
Moses gave you the law. {\cf2\super [104]} Right? But none of you obey that law. Why are you trying to kill me?”
The Jewish leaders answered, “You were born full of sin! Are you trying to teach us?” And the Jewish leaders forced the man to leave.
What about you? You say you are a Jew. You trust in the law and boast that you are close to God.
We work hard with our own hands \{to feed ourselves\}. People curse us, but we speak a blessing for them. People persecute {\cf2\super [26]} us, and we accept it.
People said bad things to Christ, but he did not say bad things to them. Christ suffered, but he did not threaten (speak against) the people. No! Christ let God take care of him. God is the One who judges rightly.