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OET (OET-RV) They reacted, “You’re just an ignorant sinner, and you think you can teach us!” Then they had him thrown out of the room.
OET-LV They_answered and said to_him:
You were_born wholly in sins, and you are_teaching us?
And they_throw_out him out.
SR-GNT Ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, “Ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος, καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς;” Καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω. ‡
(Apekrithaʸsan kai eipan autōi, “En hamartiais su egennaʸthaʸs holos, kai su didaskeis haʸmas?” Kai exebalon auton exō.)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT They answered and said to him, “You were completely born in sins, and you are teaching us?” And they put him out.
UST The Jewish leaders replied to him, “You were born blind entirely as a result of your parents’ sins! How dare you teach us!” Then they banned him from the Jewish meeting place.
BSB § They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
BLB They answered and said to him, "You were born entirely in sins, and do you teach us?" And they cast him out.
AICNT They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out.
OEB ‘You,’ they retorted, ‘were born totally depraved; and are you trying to teach us?’ So they expelled him.
WEB They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.
NET They replied, “You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
LSV They answered and said to him, “In sins you were born altogether, and you teach us?” And they cast him forth outside.
FBV “You were born totally sinful, and yet you're trying to lecture us,” they replied. And they threw him out of the synagogue.
TCNT They answered him, “Yoʋ were born entirely in sin, and yet yoʋ are trying to teach us?” And they threw him out.
T4T They replied to him, “You ◄were born as a result of your parents’ sin [EUP]/bastard►! ◄Do you think you are qualified to teach us?/You are not qualified to teach us!► [RHQ]” Then they threw him out of the synagogue.
LEB They answered and said to him, “You were born completely in sin, and are you attempting to teach us?” And they threw him out.
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BBE Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
MOF No MOF YHN (JHN) book available
ASV They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
DRA They answered, and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
YLT They answered and said to him, 'In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!' and they cast him forth without.
DBY They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out.
RV They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
WBS They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
KJB They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
(They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou/you teach us? And they cast him out.)
BB They aunswered, & sayde vnto hym: Thou art altogether borne in sinne, and doest thou teache vs? And they cast hym out.
(They answered, and said unto him: Thou art altogether born in sin, and doest thou/you teach us? And they cast him out.)
GNV They answered, and sayd vnto him, Thou art altogether borne in sinnes, and doest thou teach vs? so they cast him out.
(They answered, and said unto him, Thou art altogether born in sins, and doest thou/you teach us? so they cast him out.)
CB They answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou art alltogether borne in synne, and teachest thou vs? And they thrust him out.
(They answered, and said unto him: Thou art alltogether born in sin, and teach thou/you us? And they thrust him out.)
TNT They answered and sayd vnto him: thou arte altogeder borne in synne: and dost thou teache vs? And they cast him out.
(They answered and said unto him: thou/you art altogeder born in synne: and dost thou/you teach us? And they cast him out.)
WYC Thei answeriden, and seiden to hym, Thou art al borun in synnes, and techist thou vs? And thei putten hym out.
(They answeredn, and said to him, Thou art all born in sins, and teach thou/you us? And they putten him out.)
LUT Sie antworteten und sprachen zu ihm: Du bist ganz in Sünden geboren und lehrest uns? Und stießen ihn hinaus.
(They/She antworteten and said to ihm: You bist ganz in Sünden geboren and lehrest uns? And stießen him/it hinaus.)
CLV Responderunt, et dixerunt ei: In peccatis natus es totus, et tu doces nos? Et ejecerunt eum foras.
(Responderunt, and dixerunt ei: In sins natus you_are totus, and tu doces nos? And eyecerunt him foras.)
UGNT ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος, καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς? καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω.
(apekrithaʸsan kai eipan autōi, en hamartiais su egennaʸthaʸs holos, kai su didaskeis haʸmas? kai exebalon auton exō.)
SBL-GNT ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· Ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος, καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς; καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω.
(apekrithaʸsan kai eipan autōi; En hamartiais su egennaʸthaʸs holos, kai su didaskeis haʸmas? kai exebalon auton exō.)
TC-GNT Ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος, καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς; Καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω.
(Apekrithaʸsan kai eipon autōi, En hamartiais su egennaʸthaʸs holos, kai su didaskeis haʸmas? Kai exebalon auton exō.)
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
9:34 Discipline such as being thrown out of the synagogue was not uncommon. It brought social isolation that might require the man’s departure from the village. Such serious persecution was precisely what Jesus predicted for his followers (15:18-27; 16:2).
John’s Profile of Discipleship
In the first half of his Gospel, John tells about a variety of people who model true discipleship (see John 1:19-51; 4:1-42; 9:1-41). Through them John provides a profile of the mature follower, or “disciple,” of Christ.
What is the profile of a disciple? (1) Disciples know who Jesus is. In each of these three accounts, Jesus is identified correctly (see, e.g., 1:34, 36, 38, 41; 4:19, 29, 31; 9:2, 17, 35-38). (2) Disciples believe in Jesus. They see Jesus’ mighty works, listen to his profound words, and believe (see 1:49; 4:39-42; 9:35-38; see also 20:8, 24-29). (3) Jesus’ disciples understand that they must follow him if their discipleship is to be successful (1:37-43; 8:12; 10:4-5, 27; 12:26; 21:19-22). Following implies genuine devotion, leaving what we have to embrace the journey with Jesus.
John provided this profile of true discipleship because he wanted his readers to join these courageous men and women and become disciples of Jesus as well (see 20:30-31).
Passages for Further Study
Matt 9:9-10; 10:16-22; 16:24-28; Luke 14:26-33; John 8:31-32; 9:1-41; 12:25-26; 13:35; 18:36; Acts 9:2; Rom 15:5; 1 Cor 3:4-11
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος, καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς?
in sins you /were/_born wholly and you /are/_teaching us
The Jewish leaders are using a question to emphasize their belief that this man was not qualified to question their opinion. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “You were completely born in sins, and you are not qualified to teach us!”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος
in sins you /were/_born wholly
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Your mother bore you completely in sins”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος
in sins you /were/_born wholly
The Jewish leaders mention the formerly blind man being born in sins to imply that the sins of his parents had caused his blindness. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “You were born blind completely because of your parents’ sins”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω
˱they˲_cast_out him out
Here John uses threw him out to refer to him no longer being allowed to go into the synagogue and no longer belonging to the group of people who attend services at the synagogue. When people were thrown out of the synagogue, they were shunned by their local community. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he was forbidden to enter the synagogue” or “he was forbidden to belong to the synagogue community”