John 9:33

American Standard Version

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
If this man were not from God, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.”

King James Version (1611)
If this man were not of God, he could doe nothing.

King James Version
If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

English Standard Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

New American Standard Bible
"If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing."

New Century Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

Amplified Bible
"If this Man were not from God, He would not be able to do anything [like this because God would not hear His prayer]."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If this man were not from God, He could do nothing."

Legacy Standard Bible
If this man were not from God, He could do nothing."

Berean Standard Bible
If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing."

Contemporary English Version
Jesus could not do anything unless he came from God."

Complete Jewish Bible
If this man were not from God, he couldn't do a thing!"

Darby Translation
If this [man] were not of God he would be able to do nothing.

Easy-to-Read Version
This man must be from God. If he were not from God, he could not do anything like this."

Geneva Bible (1587)
If this man were not of God, hee could haue done nothing.

George Lamsa Translation
If this man were not from God, he could not have done this.

Good News Translation
Unless this man came from God, he would not be able to do a thing."

Lexham English Bible
If this man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything!"

Literal Translation
If this One was not from God, He could not do anything.

Bible in Basic English
If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.

Hebrew Names Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

International Standard Version
If this man were not from God, he couldn't do anything like that."John 9:16;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
If this were not from Aloha, he could not this have done.

Murdock Translation
If this man were not of God, he could not do this thing.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
If this man were not of God, he coulde haue done nothyng.

English Revised Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

World English Bible
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

Weymouth's New Testament
Had that man not come from God, he could have done nothing."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he myyt not do ony thing.

Update Bible Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

Webster's Bible Translation
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

New English Translation
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

New King James Version
If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing."

New Living Translation
If this man were not from God, he couldn't have done it."

New Life Bible
If this Man were not from God, He would not be able to do anything like this."

New Revised Standard
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
If this man were not from God, he could have done nothing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unless this man were of God, he could not do anything.

Revised Standard Version
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
If this man were not of God he coulde have done no thinge.

Young's Literal Translation
if this one were not from God, he were not able to do anything.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf this man were not of God, he coulde haue done nothinge.

Mace New Testament (1729)
if this man had not his mission from God, he could do nothing.

Simplified Cowboy Version
If Jesus wasn't from God, he couldn't have done that and y'all know it."

Contextual Overview

¹³ They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. ¹⁴ Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. ¹⁵ Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see. ¹⁶ Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them. ¹⁷ They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet. ¹⁸ The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight, ¹⁹ and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? ²⁰ His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: ²¹ but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself. ²² These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

were: John 9:16, John 3:2, Acts 5:38, Acts 5:39

Reciprocal: John 15:5 - can Acts 2:22 - which

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If this man were not of God,.... If he had not his mission, commission, and credentials from God; if he had not been sent by him, and had not authority from him, and was not assisted by him, as man, or God was not with him,

he could do nothing; or "not do these things", as the Syriac version reads; that is, such miraculous works; or, as the Persic version, "he could not do this miracle": open the eyes of a man born blind. His doing this is a full proof that he is of God, and comes from him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Could do nothing - Could do no such work as this. This reasoning was conclusive. The fact that Jesus could perform miracles like this was full proof that he was commissioned by God - proof that never has been and never can be refuted. One such miracle proves that he was from God. But Jesus gave many similar proofs, and thus put his divine mission beyond the possibility of doubt.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. If this man were not of God, c.] A very just conclusion: God is the fountain of all good: all good must proceed from him, and no good can be done but through him if this person were not commissioned by the good God, he could not perform such beneficent miracles as these.