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John 8-14 (Translated) (view source)
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|Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
|Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
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|Then they hurled insults at him, and said, "You are His disciple. We are the disciples of Moses.
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|We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
|We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
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|We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this guy, we don't know who sent Him."
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|The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
|The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
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|The man responded, "Wow! This is really amazing! He has restored my sight, and yet, somehow, you don't know who sent Him.
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|His sarcasm has become truly biting, and he has crossed over into mocking them by using their own teachings against them.
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|Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
|Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
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|It is well known that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a true follower of God, and does what God wants, God listens to him.
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|The Greek actually says "God-fearer," which is used of those who serve God with no reservations, with all their heart. In today's language, that would be a true, sincere follower of God.
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|Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
|Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
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|Since the beginning of time no one has even heard of a man restoring the sight of one who was born blind.
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|If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
|If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
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|So if this man were not from God, He could not have done anything even remotely like this."
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|This is a devastating conclusion, because he has used their own reasoning against them. "The very fact that Jesus performed such an unheard of miracle, something so amazing that only God could do it, PROVES that God heard Him, meaning He is not a sinner, but MUST be from God." Not only has he spoken the truth and defied them, but he has done so in a way that exposed their hypocrisy, deceit and hard hearts. This is a bold stand for the truth in the face of powerful enemies that is almost unmatched in scripture. Few of Jesus' disciples even demonstrated this kind of boldness.
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|They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? 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.
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|This means he was no longer welcome in the synagogue. His "membership" was revoked. This is what his parents had feared might happen to them, yet it did not deter him from standing up to the Jews and shoving the truth down their throats. Even knowing the consequences, he still refused to compromise.
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