Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
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]. |
Bible Question: Was this man thrown physically out of the building or prohibited from coming to services or cut off from Jewish society? Lor1960 |
Bible Answer: Lor1960, John 9:28-34 They could have physically put him out the door, although there is not any account of that taking place, but you might take into account how angry these Pharisee really were, he was telling them something they did not believe, and did not want to hear, they had their long held beliefs, and what this man was saying to them, in their minds threatened everything they believed, what if, what he was saying to them was true, everything they then believed would be brought into question, they did not want that to happen. They first attacked him verbally reviling him, "your a sinner from birth" "your going to teach us, we are the Pharisee here." In reading the entire account of what took place, it appears as though they were trying to get him to back down, the same as his parents had. This man had not only received his physical sight, he had received his spiritual sight as well, he could see things they, did not want to see. It made them angry, they then (EXCOMMUNICATED HIM.) To them he was speaking, heresy. He was a threat to the stability of the system, not to the Religion, or to the Nation, Jesus himself had said, the Pharisee were Hypocrites, it was there system of control that he was threatening. There is an Idea that Rolff alluded to, in his post, it was not just something that happened in that day though, it still takes place in this day, and age. The following is a brief description, of the practice. (from - Wikipedia) In Judaism, shiv'ah or shiva (Hebrew: "seven") is the week-long period of grief and mourning for the seven first-degree relatives: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse. (Grandparents and grandchildren are not included). As most regular activity is interrupted, the process of following the shiv'ah ritual is referred to as sitting shiva. Shiva is part of a suite of customs for bereavement in Judaism. As I stated, this is still a practice, not all the time but depending on the family, when a Jew becomes a Christian, in some Jewish family's, that person is as good as dead, they then (sit shivah) for them, mourning their loss, because the family cuts them off, as though they had died. This sitting of shivah, could possibly be what Jesus was referring to, in this passage, Mar 10:29,30 29) And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30) But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. Paul taught, those unruly were to be marked, (excommunicated) still practiced today, Catholic Church. Romans 16:17 17) Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. Josh. 7:1-26 This is an account of what One man did, that caused trouble for the Nation. So we see something that has come from the old testament, where people were killed, for doing things that affected the Nation, Community. I believe what Paul taught, was for two reasons, He was Jewish, and he was a Pharisee, he knew , and understood how the actions of one man could affect the whole Nation, (Body of Christ.) In Him Imm |