John 9:33

Contemporary English Version

Jesus could not do anything unless he came from God."

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
This man must be from God. If he were not from God, he could not do anything like this."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
If this man were not of God he coulde have done no thinge.

Hebrew Names Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

International Standard Version
If this man were not from God, he couldn't do anything like that."John 9:16;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
"If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing."

New Century Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

Update Bible Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

Webster's Bible Translation
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

English Standard Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

World English Bible
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

Weymouth's New Testament
Had that man not come from God, he could have done nothing."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he myyt not do ony thing.

English Revised Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

Berean Standard Bible
If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing."

Amplified Bible
"If this Man were not from God, He would not be able to do anything [like this because God would not hear His prayer]."

American Standard Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

Bible in Basic English
If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.

Complete Jewish Bible
If this man were not from God, he couldn't do a thing!"

Darby Translation
If this [man] were not of God he would be able to do nothing.

Etheridge Translation
If this were not from Aloha, he could not this have done.

Murdock Translation
If this man were not of God, he could not do this thing.

King James Version (1611)
If this man were not of God, he could doe nothing.

New Living Translation
If this man were not from God, he couldn't have done it."

New Life Bible
If this Man were not from God, He would not be able to do anything like this."

New Revised Standard
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

Geneva Bible (1587)
If this man were not of God, hee could haue done nothing.

George Lamsa Translation
If this man were not from God, he could not have done this.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
If this man were not from God, he could have done nothing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unless this man were of God, he could not do anything.

Revised Standard Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

Bishop's Bible (1568)
If this man were not of God, he coulde haue done nothyng.

Good News Translation
Unless this man came from God, he would not be able to do a thing."

Christian Standard Bible®
If this man were not from God, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.”

King James Version
If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

Lexham English Bible
If this man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything!"

Literal Translation
If this One was not from God, He could not do anything.

Young's Literal Translation
if this one were not from God, he were not able to do anything.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf this man were not of God, he coulde haue done nothinge.

Mace New Testament (1729)
if this man had not his mission from God, he could do nothing.

New English Translation
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

New King James Version
If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing."

Simplified Cowboy Version
If Jesus wasn't from God, he couldn't have done that and y'all know it."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If this man were not from God, He could do nothing."

Legacy Standard Bible
If this man were not from God, He could do nothing."

Contextual Overview

¹³The day when Jesus made the mud and healed the man was a Sabbath. So the people took the man to the Pharisees. ¹⁵ They asked him how he was able to see, and he answered, "Jesus made some mud and smeared it on my eyes. Then after I washed it off, I could see." ¹⁶ Some of the Pharisees said, "This man Jesus doesn't come from God. If he did, he would not break the law of the Sabbath." Others asked, "How could someone who is a sinner work such a miracle?" Since the Pharisees could not agree among themselves, ¹⁷ they asked the man, "What do you say about this one who healed your eyes?" "He is a prophet!" the man told them. ¹⁸ But the Jewish leaders would not believe that the man had once been blind. They sent for his parents ¹⁹ and asked them, "Is this the son that you said was born blind? How can he now see?" ²⁰ The man's parents answered, "We are certain that he is our son, and we know that he was born blind. ²¹ But we don't know how he got his sight or who gave it to him. Ask him! He is old enough to speak for himself." ²²The man's parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The leaders had already agreed that no one was to have anything to do with anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah. ²⁴ The leaders called the man back and said, "Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

were: John 9:16, John 3:2, Acts 5:38, Acts 5:39

Reciprocal: John 15:5 - can Acts 2:22 - which

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If this man were not of God,.... If he had not his mission, commission, and credentials from God; if he had not been sent by him, and had not authority from him, and was not assisted by him, as man, or God was not with him,

he could do nothing; or "not do these things", as the Syriac version reads; that is, such miraculous works; or, as the Persic version, "he could not do this miracle": open the eyes of a man born blind. His doing this is a full proof that he is of God, and comes from him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Could do nothing - Could do no such work as this. This reasoning was conclusive. The fact that Jesus could perform miracles like this was full proof that he was commissioned by God - proof that never has been and never can be refuted. One such miracle proves that he was from God. But Jesus gave many similar proofs, and thus put his divine mission beyond the possibility of doubt.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. If this man were not of God, c.] A very just conclusion: God is the fountain of all good: all good must proceed from him, and no good can be done but through him if this person were not commissioned by the good God, he could not perform such beneficent miracles as these.