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So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
John 9:24 · English Standard Version
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  • WEB So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
  • KJV Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
  • BSB So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
  • NKJV So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, “Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.”
  • NASB So for a second time they summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this Man is a sinner.”
  • NLT So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this, because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”

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Quick answer

The leaders summon the man again and demand he glorify God by admitting Jesus is a sinner. They pressure him to deny his benefactor.

Overview

Calling the man a second time, the Pharisees use a solemn formula urging him to tell the truth as they define it, that Jesus is a sinner. They attempt to coerce a confession against Jesus. The verse shows religious authority being misused to suppress the truth, setting up the man's bold and unwavering reply.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 19

  • Josh 7:19Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”
  • John 9:16Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.
  • John 8:49Jesus answered, “I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
  • Ps 50:14–15Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
  • 2 Cor 5:21For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
  • John 19:6When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him.”
  • Luke 19:7When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”
  • 1 Sam 6:5–9Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.
  • John 8:46Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
  • Isa 66:5Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.
  • John 14:30I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.
  • Luke 15:2The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
  • Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”
  • Mark 15:27With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
  • John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.
  • Rom 8:3For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;
  • John 18:30They answered him, “If this man weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have delivered him up to you.”
  • Rom 10:2–4For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
  • John 5:23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.

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