John 9 31

King James Version (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.

Translations

John 9:31 – Amplified Bible

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.

John 9:31 – American Standard Version

We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

John 9:31 – Bible in Basic English

We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God’s ears are open.

John 9:31 – Darby Bible

we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.

John 9:31 – English Standard Version

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.

John 9:31 – King James Version

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

John 9:31 – La Biblia de las Americas

Sabemos que Dios no oye a los pecadores; pero si alguien teme a Dios y hace su voluntad, a éste oye.

John 9:31 – The Message

John 9:31 – New American Standard Bible

~”We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.

John 9:31 – Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~”Sabemos que Dios no oye a los pecadores; pero si alguien teme a Dios y hace Su voluntad, a éste oye.

John 9:31 – World English Bible

We know that God doesn`t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

John 9:31 – Young’s Living Translation

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;

John 9:31 – Additional Comments

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John 9:31—Does God hear the prayers of sinners?

Problem: John said here, “Now we know that God does not hear sinners.” Yet Jesus said God heard the publican who prayed, “God be merciful to me a sinner” (Luke 18:13). Does He hear sinners when they pray?

Solution: God hears sinners when they confess they are sinners and accept His forgiveness. For “whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Rom. 10:13). Jesus promised, “the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out” (John 6:37).

However, God does not promise to answer the prayers of sinners who are not serving the true God. Jesus said, “if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him” (John 9:31). Even so, God’s grace exceeds His promise, and He apparently does on occasion respond to the prayer of an unsaved person as part of His overall providential plan to bring them to Himself (cf. Jonah 1:14–15). In this sense, God’s response to the prayer of the unsaved is part of the “goodness of God leads you to repentance” (Rom. 2:4).

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This excerpt is from When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties (Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books, 1992). © 2014 Norman Geisler and Thomas Howe. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Click here to purchase this book.

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