John 9:18
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The Jews then 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,

John 5:44 How can you believe, who receive glory one from another: and the glory which is from God alone, you do not seek?

John 12:37-40 And whereas he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not in him: . . .

Genesis 19:14 So Lot went out, and spoke to his sons in law that were to have his daughters, and said: Arise: get you out of this place, because the Lord will destroy this city. And he seemed to them to speak as it were in jest.

Isaiah 26:11 Lord, let thy hand be exalted, and let them not see: let the envious people see, and be confounded: and let fire devour thy enemies.

Isaiah 53:1 Who a hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

Luke 16:31 And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead.

Hebrews 3:15-19 While it is said: To day, if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in that provocation. . . .

Hebrews 4:11 Let us hasten therefore to enter into that rest: lest any man fall into the same example of unbelief.

Context
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
17They say therefore to the blind man again: What sayest thou of him that hath opened thy eyes? And he said: He is a prophet. 18The Jews then 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, 19And asked them, saying: Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then doth he now see?…
Cross References
John 1:19
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

John 9:19
And asked them, saying: Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then doth he now see?

John 9:22
These things his parents said, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already agreed among themselves that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Lexicon
The
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews
Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

still
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

{did} not
Οὐκ (Ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

believe
ἐπίστευσαν (episteusan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

[the man] had been
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

blind
τυφλὸς (typhlos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5185: Blind, physically or mentally. From, tuphoo; opaque, i.e. blind.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

had received his sight
ἀνέβλεψεν (aneblepsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 308: To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.

until
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

they summoned
ἐφώνησαν (ephōnēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation.

[his]
ἀναβλέψαντος (anablepsantos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 308: To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.

parents
γονεῖς (goneis)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1118: A begetter, father; plur: parents. From the base of ginomai; a parent.


Additional Translations
The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents

Therefore the Jews did not believe concerning him that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of him having received sight.

But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.

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,

The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him that he was blind and had received sight, until they had called the parents of him that had received sight.

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,

But the Jews did not believe concerning him that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.

The Jews, however, did not believe the statement concerning him--that he had been blind and had obtained his sight--until they called his parents and asked them,

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 who had received his sight,

and he said -- 'He is a prophet.' The Jews, therefore, did not believe concerning him that he was blind and did receive sight, till that they called the parents of him who received sight,
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