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John 9:31
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KJ21
Now we know that God heareth not sinners, but if any man be a worshiper of God and doeth His will, him He heareth.
ASV
We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.
AMP
We know [according to your tradition] that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone fears God and does His will, He hears him.
AMPC
We know that God does not listen to sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and a worshiper of Him and does His will, He listens to him.
BRG
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
CSB
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does his will, he listens to him.
CSBA
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does his will, he listens to him.
CEB
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners. God listens to anyone who is devout and does God’s will.
CJB
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners; but if anyone fears God and does his will, God does listen to him.
CEV
We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn't listen to sinners.
DARBY
[But] we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.
DLNT
We know that God does not hear sinners. But if anyone is a God-fearing one, and is doing His will— He hears this one.
DRA
Now we know that God doth not hear sinners: but if a man be a server of God, and doth his will, him he heareth.
ERV
We all know that God does not listen to sinners, but he will listen to anyone who worships and obeys him.
EASY
We know that God does not listen to people who do not obey him. But he does listen to good people who do what he wants them to do.
EHV
We know that God does not listen to sinners. But he does listen to anyone who worships God and does his will.
ESV
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
ESVUK
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
EXB
We all know that God does not listen to sinners, but he listens to anyone who ·worships [is devout; is godfearing] and ·obeys him [L does his will].
GNV
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him heareth he.
GW
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners. Instead, he listens to people who are devout and who do what he wants.
GNT
We know that God does not listen to sinners; he does listen to people who respect him and do what he wants them to do.
HCSB
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.
ICB
We all know that God does not listen to sinners. But God listens to anyone who worships and obeys him.
ISV
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does his will.
PHILLIPS
“Now here’s the extraordinary thing,” he retorted, “you don’t know where he came from and yet he gave me the gift of sight. Everybody knows that God does not listen to sinners. It is the man who has a proper respect for God and does what God wants him to do—he’s the one God listens to. Why, since the world began, nobody’s ever heard of a man who was born blind being given his sight. If this man did not come from God, he couldn’t do such a thing!”
JUB
Now we know that God does not hear sinners, but if anyone should fear God and do his will, him he will hear.
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.
AKJV
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
LSB
We know that God does not listen to sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.
LEB
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if someone is devout and does his will, he listens to this one.
TLB
Well, God doesn’t listen to evil men, but he has open ears to those who worship him and do his will.
MSG
The man replied, “This is amazing! You claim to know nothing about him, but the fact is, he opened my eyes! It’s well known that God isn’t at the beck and call of sinners, but listens carefully to anyone who lives in reverence and does his will. That someone opened the eyes of a man born blind has never been heard of—ever. If this man didn’t come from God, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.”
MEV
We know that God does not listen to sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does His will, He hears him.
MOUNCE
We know that God does not listen to sinners, · but if anyone is devout and does · his will, God listens to him.
NOG
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners. Instead, he listens to people who are devout and who do what he wants.
NABRE
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if one is devout and does his will, he listens to him.
NASB
We know that God does not listen to sinners; but if someone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.
NASB1995
We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.
NCB
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but that he does listen to anyone who is devout and obeys his will.
NCV
We all know that God does not listen to sinners, but he listens to anyone who worships and obeys him.
NET
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.
NIRV
We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does what he wants them to do.
NIV
We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.
NIVUK
We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.
NKJV
Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.
NLV
We know that God does not listen to sinners. We know if anyone loves and worships God, and does what He wants, God listens to him.
NLT
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.
NMB
For we are sure that God does not hear sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, him he hears.
NRSVA
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will.
NRSVACE
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will.
NRSVCE
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will.
NRSVUE
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will.
NTFE
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners; but if anyone is devout, and does his will, he listens to them.
OJB
We have da’as that G-d does not listen to chote’'im (sinners), but if anyone has chassidus and yirat shomayim and does the ratzon (will) of Him, this one G-d hears. [TEHILLIM 18:23-32; 34:15 16; 66:18; 145:19-20; 51:7(5); MISHLE 15:8,29; YESHAYAH 1:15; 59:1-2]
RGT
“Now we know that God does not hear sinners. But if anyone is a worshiper of God, and does His will, He does hear him.
RSV
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
RSVCE
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
TLV
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners; but if anyone fears Him and does His will, He hears this one.
VOICE
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does respond and work through those who worship Him and do His will.
WEB
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.
WE
We know that God does not listen to bad people. But God listens to the person who shows him respect and who obeys him.
WYC
And we know, that God heareth not sinful men, but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, he heareth him. [Soothly we know, for God heareth not sinners, but if any man is 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;
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