KJV: Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
YLT: and 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;
Darby: But we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.
ASV: We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.
οἴδαμεν | We know |
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 1st Person Plural Root: οἶδα Sense: to see. |
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ὅτι | that |
Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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ὁ | - |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Θεὸς» | God |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
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ἁμαρτωλῶν | sinners |
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ἁμαρτωλός Sense: devoted to sin, a sinner. |
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ἀκούει | does hear |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
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τις | anyone |
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: τὶς Sense: a certain, a certain one. |
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θεοσεβὴς | God-fearing |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: θεοσεβής Sense: worshipping God, pious. |
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αὐτοῦ | of Him |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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ποιῇ | does |
Parse: Verb, Present Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ποιέω Sense: to make. |
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ἀκούει | He hears |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
Greek Commentary for John 9:31
Note genitive case with ακουει akouei This was the argument of the Pharisees in John 9:16. It is frequent in the O.T. (Job 27:9; Psalm 66:18; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 59:2, etc.). The conclusion is inevitable from this premise. Jesus is not αμαρτωλος hamartōlos If any man be a worshipper of God Condition of third class with εαν ean and present active subjunctive ηι ēi Τεοσεβης Theosebēs Same condition with present active subjunctive of ποιεω poieō “keep on doing his will.” [source]
Here the pronoun is not expressed, and the we is not emphatic, like the pronouns in John 9:24, John 9:29, but expresses the common information of all concerning a familiar fact. [source]
Only here in the New Testament. The kindred word, θεοσέβεια , godliness, occurs only at 1 Timothy 2:10. Compounded with Θεός , God, and σέβομαι , to worship, the same verb which appears in εὐσεβής , devout (Acts 10:2, Acts 10:7; Acts 22:12), and εὐσέβεια , godliness (Acts 3:12; 1 Timothy 2:2, etc.). See on 2 Peter 1:3. These two latter words, while they may mean reverence toward God, may also mean the due fulfillment of human relations; while θεοσεβὴς , worshipper of God, is limited to piety towards God. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 9:31
“This one.” By night Genitive of time. That he came at all is remarkable, not because there was any danger as was true at a later period, but because of his own prominence. He wished to avoid comment by other members of the Sanhedrin and others. Jesus had already provoked the opposition of the ecclesiastics by his assumption of Messianic authority over the temple. There is no ground for assigning this incident to a later period, for it suits perfectly here. Jesus was already in the public eye (John 2:23) and the interest of Nicodemus was real and yet he wished to be cautious. Rabbi See note on John 1:38. Technically Jesus was not an acknowledged Rabbi of the schools, but Nicodemus does recognize him as such and calls him “My Master” just as Andrew and John did (John 1:38). It was a long step for Nicodemus as a Pharisee to take, for the Pharisees had closely scrutinized the credentials of the Baptist in John 1:19-24 (Milligan and Moulton‘s Comm.). We know Second perfect indicative first person plural. He seems to speak for others of his class as the blind man does in John 9:31. Westcott thinks that Nicodemus has been influenced partly by the report of the commission sent to the Baptist (John 1:19-27). Thou art a teacher come from God “Thou hast come from God as a teacher.” Second perfect active indicative of ερχομαι erchomai and predicative nominative διδασκαλος didaskalos This is the explanation of Nicodemus for coming to Jesus, obscure Galilean peasant as he seemed, evidence that satisfied one of the leaders in Pharisaism. Can do “Can go on doing” (present active infinitive of ποιεω poieō and so linear). These signs that thou doest Those mentioned in John 2:23 that convinced so many in the crowd and that now appeal to the scholar. Note συ su (thou) as quite out of the ordinary. The scorn of Jesus by the rulers held many back to the end (John 12:42), but Nicodemus dares to feel his way. Except God be with him Condition of the third class, presented as a probability, not as a definite fact. He wanted to know more of the teaching accredited thus by God. Jesus went about doing good because God was with him, Peter says (Acts 10:38). [source]
N.T.oSeveral times in lxx. The adjective θεοσεβής worshippingGod, John 9:31. It is = εὐσέβεια . See 1 Timothy 2:2. Const. by good works with professing godliness: omit the parenthesis which - godliness; take which ( ὅ ) as = with that which ( ἐν τούτῳ ὅ ) and construe it with adorn. The whole will then read: “That women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array, but (adorn themselves) with that which becometh women professing godliness through good works.” [source]
Old word for seemly. Paul wishes women to wear “becoming” clothes, but τεοσεβειαν theosebeian (godliness, from τεοσεβης theosebēs John 9:31, τεοσ σεβομαι theossebomai worship) is part of the “style” desired. Only here in N.T. Good dress and good works combined. [source]
Compare John 9:31; John 11:41, John 11:42. Hear is used in this sense by John only. [source]