John 9:31-33

9:31 We know that God doesn’t listen to ¹  sinners, but if anyone is devout ²  and does his will, God ³  listens to ⁴  him. ⁵  9:32 Never before ⁶  has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see. ⁷  9:33 If this man ⁸  were not from God, he could do nothing.”

[9:31]  ¹ tn Grk “God does not hear.”

[9:31]  ² tn Or “godly.”

[9:31]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:31]  ⁴ tn Or “hears.”

[9:31]  ⁵ tn Grk “this one.”

[9:32]  ⁶ tn Or “Never from the beginning of time,” Grk “From eternity.”

[9:32]  ⁷ tn Grk “someone opening the eyes of a man born blind” (“opening the eyes” is an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[9:33]  ¹¹ tn Grk “this one.”