Matthew 9:33
Context9:33 After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!”
John 7:31
Context7:31 Yet many of the crowd 1 believed in him and said, “Whenever the Christ 2 comes, he won’t perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?” 3
John 9:32
Context9:32 Never before 4 has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see. 5
[7:31] 1 tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities).
[7:31] 2 tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).
[7:31] 3 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here it is “will he?”).
[9:32] 4 tn Or “Never from the beginning of time,” Grk “From eternity.”
[9:32] 5 tn Grk “someone opening the eyes of a man born blind” (“opening the eyes” is an idiom referring to restoration of sight).