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King James Bible - John 9:31

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:31

Y sabemos que Dios no oye a los pecadores; mas si alguno es temeroso de Dios, y hace su voluntad, a �ste oye.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 9:31

Verse 31. God heareth not sinners] I believe the word amartwlwn signifies heathens, or persons not proselyted to the Jewish religion; and therefore it is put in opposition to qeosebhv, a worshipper of the true God. See the note on Luke vii. 37. But in what sense may it be said, following our common version, that God heareth not sinners? When they regard iniquity in their heart-when they wish to be saved, and yet abide in their sins-when they will not separate themselves from the workers and works of iniquity. In all these cases, God heareth not sinners.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 31. Now we know that God heareth not sinners , etc.] All mankind are sinners, even God�s elect; yea, such who are truly gracious and righteous persons; for there is no man without sin; and God hears such who cry unto him day and night; such Christ came to save; for such he died; and these he calls to repentance; and every penitent sinner God hears: but by �sinners� are meant notorious sinners, such in whom sin reigns, who live in sin, and particularly impostors. The man takes up the word the Jews had made use of, and applied to Christ, ( John 9:24), and suggests, that had Jesus been a sinner, that is, an impostor, God would not have heard him, or have assisted him in doing a miracle, to support an imposture, or cover and encourage a fraud; but that he was heard and assisted, was a plain case: whereas not only they, the learned doctors of the nation, but such an illiterate man as himself knew, that notoriously wicked men, cheats, and deceivers, were not heard of God; and this was known from the Scripture, and all experience; (see Psalm 66:18 Isaiah 1:15). The Persic and Ethiopic versions read, �I know, that God�, etc. but if any man be a worshipper of God ; fears the Lord, and worships him in spirit and in truth, both with internal and external worship: and doth his will ; for it is not everyone that Lord, or draws nigh to God with his mouth, and honours him with his lips, that is a true and sincere worshipper of him; but he that does his will in faith, from a principle of love, and with a view to his glory: and him he heareth ; for he is nigh to all that call upon him in truth; and such an one the man intimates Jesus must be, since it was out of all dispute that God had heard him, and had bore a testimony to him.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 24-34 - As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful an lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. I the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, an by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see I did live a worldly, sensual life, but, thanks be to God, it is no otherwise with me, Eph 5:8. The unbelief of those who enjoy the mean of knowledge and conviction, is indeed marvellous. All who have fel the power and grace of the Lord Jesus, wonder at the wilfulness of others who reject him. He argues strongly against them, not only tha Jesus was not a sinner, but that he was of God. We may each of us know by this, whether we are of God or not. What do we? What do we for God What do we for our souls? What do we more than others?

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Greek Textus Receptus

οιδαμεν 1492 5758 V-RAI-1P δε 1161 CONJ οτι 3754 CONJ αμαρτωλων 268 A-GPM ο 3588 T-NSM θεος 2316 N-NSM ουκ 3756 PRT-N ακουει 191 5719 V-PAI-3S αλλ 235 CONJ εαν 1437 COND τις 5100 X-NSM θεοσεβης 2318 A-NSM η 5600 5753 V-PXS-3S και 2532 CONJ το 3588 T-ASN θελημα 2307 N-ASN αυτου 846 P-GSM ποιη 4160 5725 V-PAS-3S τουτου 5127 D-GSM ακουει 191 5719 V-PAI-3S

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

31. We know. Here the pronoun is not expressed, and the we is not emphatic, like the pronouns in vv. 24, 29, but expresses the common information of all concerning a familiar fact.

A worshipper of God (qeosebhv). Only here in the New Testament. The kindred word, qeosebeia, godliness, occurs only at 1 Tim. ii. 10. Compounded with Qeov, God, and sebomai, to worship, the same verb which appears in eujsebhv, devout (Acts x. 2, 7; xxii. 12), and eujsebeia, godliness (Acts iii. 12; 1 Tim. ii. 2, etc.). See on 2 Pet. i. 3. These two latter words, while they may mean reverence toward God, may also mean the due fulfillment of human relations; while qeosebhv, worshipper of God, is limited to piety towards God.