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John 9:34
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“You were born entirely in sin,” they replied, “and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.
They answered, and saide vnto him, Thou wast altogether borne in sinnes, and doest thou teach vs? And they cast him out.
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.
They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?" So they put him out.
They answered, "You were born full of sin! Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out.
They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins [from head to foot], and you [presume to] teach us?" Then they threw him out [of the synagogue].
They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?" So they put him out.
They answered and said to him, "You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?" So they put him out.
They replied, "You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?" And they threw him out.
The leaders told the man, "You have been a sinner since the day you were born! Do you think you can teach us anything?" Then they said, "You can never come back into any of our meeting places!"
"Why, you mamzer!" they retorted, "Are you lecturing us?" And they threw him out.
They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out.
The Jewish leaders answered, "You were born full of sin! Are you trying to teach us?" And they told the man to get out of the synagogue and to stay out.
They answered, and sayd vnto him, Thou art altogether borne in sinnes, and doest thou teach vs? so they cast him out.
They answered and said to him, You were wholly born in sins, and yet do you teach us? And they cast him out.
They answered, "You were born and brought up in sin—and you are trying to teach us?" And they expelled him from the synagogue.
They answered and said to him, "You were born completely in sin, and are you attempting to teach us?" And they threw him out.
They answered and said to him, You were born wholly in sins, and do you teach us? And they threw him outside.
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.
They said to him, "You were born entirely in sins, and you are trying to instruct us?" And they threw him out.John 9:2;">[xr]
They answered and say to him, Thou altogether wast born in sins, and art thou teaching us? And they cast him without.
They replied, and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins; and dost thou teach us? And they expelled him.
They aunswered, & sayde vnto hym: Thou art altogether borne in sinne, and doest thou teache vs? And they cast hym out.
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.
They answered and said to him, Thou-wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
"You," they replied, "were wholly begotten and born in sin, and do *you* teach *us*?" And they put him out of the synagogue.
Thei answeriden, and seiden to hym, Thou art al borun in synnes, and techist thou vs? And thei putten hym out.
They answered and said to him, You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.
They answered and said to him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? and they cast him out.
They replied, "You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?" So they threw him out.
They answered and said to him, "You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?" And they cast him out.
"You were born a total sinner!" they answered. "Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out of the synagogue.
They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins, and are you trying to teach us?" And they drove him out.
They answered and said unto him - In sins, wast, thou, born, altogether; and art, thou, teaching, us? And they cast him out.
They answered and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins; and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.
They answered and sayd vnto him: thou arte altogeder borne in synne: and dost thou teache vs? And they cast him out.
They answered and said to him, `In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!' and they cast him forth without.
They answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou art alltogether borne in synne, and teachest thou vs? And they thrust him out.
they answered, you were a vicious fellow from your very birth, and do you pretend to preach to us? and then they excommunicated him.
They said, "You're nothing but dirt! How dare you take that tone with us!" Then they threw him out in the street.
The Jews attacked him again and said, "You were blind because of your sin. Who do you think you are that you can teach us anything about God?" Then they threw him out of the church and told him never to come back.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
wast: John 9:2, John 8:41, Job 14:4, Job 15:14-16, Job 25:4, Psalms 51:5, Galatians 2:15, Ephesians 2:3
and dost: John 9:40, John 7:48, John 7:49, Genesis 19:9, Exodus 2:14, 2 Chronicles 25:16, Proverbs 9:7, Proverbs 9:8, Proverbs 26:12, Proverbs 29:1, Isaiah 65:5, Luke 11:45, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:10-14, Luke 18:17, 1 Peter 5:5
And they: John 9:22, John 6:37, Proverbs 22:10, Isaiah 66:5, Luke 6:22, 3 John 1:9, Revelation 13:17
cast him out: or, excommunicated him, Matthew 18:17, Matthew 18:18, 1 Corinthians 5:4, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 1 Corinthians 5:13
Reciprocal: Ezra 10:8 - himself separated Job 19:5 - plead Matthew 23:13 - for ye shut Mark 2:17 - They that are whole Luke 18:9 - which John 5:15 - which John 7:13 - spake John 7:52 - Art John 9:28 - they John 12:42 - lest John 16:2 - shall Romans 2:19 - art confident Galatians 5:12 - cut 1 Peter 4:14 - reproached 3 John 1:10 - and casteth
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They answered and said unto him,.... Being nettled, and stung at what he said, and not able to confute his reasoning; and it is amazing that a man that could never read the Scriptures, who had had no education, was not only blind, but a beggar from his youth, should be able to reason in so strong and nervous a manner, and should have that boldness and presence of mind, and freedom of speech before the whole sanhedrim. Certainly it was God that gave him a mouth and wisdom which these learned doctors could not resist, and therefore they reply in the following manner,
thou wast altogether born in sins; meaning not in original sin, as all mankind are, for this might have been retorted on themselves; but having imbibed the Pythagorean notion of a transmigration of souls into other bodies, and of sinning in a pre-existent state, or a notion of infants sinning actually in the womb, and so punished with blindness, lameness, or some deformity or another for it, they reproach this man, calling him vile miscreant, saying, thou vile, sinful creature, who came into the world covered with sin, with the visible marks of having sinned, either in another body, or in the womb before birth, and therefore wast born blind:
and dost thou teach us, holy, wise, and learned men! which breathes out the true pharisaical spirit they were possessed of, and which appeared in their ancestors before them; see Isaiah 65:5.
And they cast him out; not merely out of the place where the sanhedrim sat, or out of the temple; this would have been no great matter, nor have made any great noise in the city, or have been taken notice of by Christ, or moved his compassion towards him; nor merely out of any particular synagogue, or was the excommunication called "Niddui", which was a separation for thirty days, and for the space of four cubits only; but was what they call "Cherem", which was a cutting him off from the whole congregation of Israel;
Isaiah 65:5- :; an anathematizing him, and a devoting him to ruin and destruction: and now in part was fulfilled, Isaiah 66:5, for this was done in pretence of zeal, for the honour and glory of God; and Christ appeared to the joy and comfort of this man, and to the shame and confusion of those that cast him out, as the following verses show.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Wast born in sins - That is, thou wast born in a state of blindness a state which proved that either thou or thy parents had sinned, and that this was the punishment for it. See John 9:2. Thou wast cursed by God with blindness for crime, and yet thou dost set up for a religious teacher! When people have no arguments, they attempt to supply their place by revilings. When they are pressed by argument, they reproach their adversaries with crime, and especially with being blind, perverse, heretical, disposed to speculation, and regardless of the authority of God. And especially do they consider it great presumption that one of an inferior age or rank should presume to advance an argument in opposition to prevailing opinions.
They cast him out - Out of the synagogue. They excommunicated him. See the notes at John 9:22.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 34. Thou wast altogether born in sins — Thou hast not only been a vile wretch in some other pre-existent state, but thy parents also have been grossly iniquitous; therefore thou and they are punished by this blindness: Thou wast altogether born in sins-thou art no other than a sinful lump of deformity, and utterly unfit to have any connection with those who worship God.
And they cast him out. — They immediately excommunicated him, as the margin properly reads-drove him from their assembly with disdain, and forbade his farther appearing in the worship of God. Thus a simple man, guided by the Spirit of truth, and continuing steady in his testimony, utterly confounded the most eminent Jewish doctors. When they had no longer either reason or argument to oppose to him, as a proof of their discomfiture and a monument of their reproach and shame, they had recourse to the secular arm, and thus silenced by political power a person whom they had neither reason nor religion to withstand. They have had since many followers in their crimes. A false religion, supported by the state, has, by fire and sword silenced those whose truth in the end annihilated the system of their opponents.
