World English Bible
John 9:22
“His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.”
Verse in context — John 9
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His parents answered them, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
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but how he now sees, we don't know; or who opened his eyes, we don't know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.
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His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
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Therefore his parents said, "He is of age. Ask him.
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So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.
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