31We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will.


In Context

28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, "You are this fellow's disciple! We are disciples of Moses!

29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don't even know where he comes from."

30 The man answered, "Now that is remarkable! You don't know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will.

32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

John 9:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:31Now we know that God doth not hear sinners: but if a man be a server of God, and doth his will, him he heareth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:31We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:31But we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:31We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:31We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:31and 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:31Now we know that God hears not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and does his will, him he hears.