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NASB | John 9:34 They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?" So they put him out. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 9:34 They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins [from head to foot], and you [presume to] teach us?" Then they threw him out [of the synagogue]. |
Subject: What did it mean to be "put out"? |
Bible Note: Thank you Rolff! I had been pondering the ramifications of this excommunication. So now the man could see but he could not function in his community. You so graciously reminded me of the grace of God! Of course, the followers of Christ would have taken him in and he would have been able to buy and sell among them, probably even live with a family as he learned what it was like to be a sighted person. (I wonder if he was surprised that hair, something he had always felt, could be different colors!) |