KJV King James Version
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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John 9:31
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
WEB World English Bible
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.
ASV American Standard Version
We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;
Surrounding context — John 9
28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
29 We know that God spake unto Moses: [as for] this [fellow], we know not from whence he is.
30 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.
31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
34 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἴδαμενG6063 · oidato knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἁμαρτωλῶνG268 · hamartōlossinfulὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodοὐκG3756 · ounoἀκούει,G191 · akouōto hearἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἐάνG1437 · eanifτιςG5100 · tisoneθεοσεβὴςG2318 · theosebēsgodlyᾖG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoθέλημαG2307 · thelēmawill/desireαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heποιῇ,G4160 · poieōto do/make: doτούτουG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἀκούει.G191 · akouōto hear
Cross-references
Proverbs 15:29The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.Micah 3:4Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.Psalm 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.Proverbs 1:28-29Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:Psalm 34:15-16The eyes of the LORD [are] upon the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their cry.Zechariah 7:13Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:Psalm 66:18-20If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:Proverbs 21:13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.1 John 3:21-22Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.Job 27:8-9For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?Jeremiah 14:12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.Ezekiel 8:18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, [yet] will I not hear them.John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.Psalm 18:41They cried, but [there was] none to save [them: even] unto the LORD, but he answered them not.Job 35:12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.Job 42:8Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you [after your] folly, in that ye have not spoken of me [the thing which is] right, like my servant Job.
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