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John 9:16
New English Translation
John 9:16
New English Translation
16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say,[a] “This man is not from God, because he does not observe[b] the Sabbath.”[c] But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform[d] such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division[e] among them.
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- John 9:16 tn As a response to the answers of the man who used to be blind, the use of the imperfect tense in the reply of the Pharisees is best translated as an ingressive imperfect (“began to say” or “started saying”).
- John 9:16 tn Grk “he does not keep.”
- John 9:16 sn The Jewish religious leaders considered the work involved in making the mud to be a violation of the Sabbath.
- John 9:16 tn Grk “do.”
- John 9:16 tn Or “So there was discord.”
John 9:16
King James Version
John 9:16
King James Version
16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
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John 9:16
New International Version
John 9:16
New International Version
16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”(A)
But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?”(B) So they were divided.(C)
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