John 9:33

New Life Version

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

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."

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]."

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."

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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]

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.

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

English Revised 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.

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.

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."

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

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

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."

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

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.

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

Contextual Overview

¹³ They took the man who had been born blind to the proud religious law-keepers. ¹⁴ It was the Day of Rest when Jesus had made mud and opened his eyes. ¹⁵ Again the proud religious law-keepers asked the man who had been born blind how he had been made to see. He answered them, "Jesus put mud on my eyes. I washed and now I see!" ¹⁶ Some of the proud religious law-keepers said, "The Man Who did this is not from God because He worked on the Day of Rest." Others said, "How can a sinful man do powerful works?" They could not agree about Jesus. ¹⁷ They spoke again to the blind man, saying, "What do you say about Him since He opened your eyes?" He answered, "He is One Who speaks for God." ¹⁸ The Jews did not believe this man had been blind and had been made to see. They called his parents ¹⁹ and asked them, "Is this your son? Do you say he was born blind? How does he see now?" ²⁰ They answered, "We know this is our son and we know he was born blind. ²¹ But we do not know how it is that he can see now. We do not know who opened his eyes. He is old enough, ask him. He can tell you himself." ²² His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. The Jews had talked among themselves. They had agreed that the person who said that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the Jewish place of worship.

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.