John 9:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?””

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BSBPD

“At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, `Is not this he who is sitting and begging?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 9:8 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ruth 1:19So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
  2. 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
  3. 1 Samuel 21:11But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
  4. Mark 10:46Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
  5. Luke 16:20And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
  6. Luke 18:35As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
  7. Acts 3:2And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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