22 His parents said this because they (A)were afraid of the [a]Jews; for the Jews (B)had already reached the decision that if anyone confessed Him to be [b]Christ, (C)he was to be excommunicated from the synagogue.

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  1. John 9:22 I.e., the Jewish leaders
  2. John 9:22 I.e., the Messiah

34 They answered him, “(A)You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they [a](B)put him out.

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  1. John 9:34 I.e., prob. excommunication from the synagogue

10 For this reason, (A)if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with malicious words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not (B)receive the (C)brothers either, and he forbids those who want to do so and (D)puts them out of the church.

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