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29 We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man[a] comes from!” 30 The man replied,[b] “This is a remarkable thing,[c] that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see![d] 31 We know that God doesn’t listen to[e] sinners, but if anyone is devout[f] and does his will, God[g] listens to[h] him.[i]

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Footnotes

  1. John 9:29 tn Grk “where this one.”
  2. John 9:30 tn Grk “The man answered and said to them.” This has been simplified in the translation to “The man replied.”
  3. John 9:30 tn Grk “For in this is a remarkable thing.”
  4. John 9:30 tn Grk “and he opened my eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).
  5. John 9:31 tn Grk “God does not hear.”
  6. John 9:31 tn Or “godly.”
  7. John 9:31 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  8. John 9:31 tn Or “hears.”
  9. John 9:31 tn Grk “this one.”