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John 9:28

Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.

KJV

ἐλοιδόρησαν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπαν· σὺ μαθητὴς εἶ ἐκείνου, ἡμεῖς δὲ τοῦ Μωϋσέως ἐσμὲν μαθηταί·

Greek NT

Maledixerunt ergo ei, et dixerunt : Tu discipulus illius sis : nos autem Moysi discipuli sumus.

Vulgate

And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.

ASV

They reviled him therefore and said: Be thou his disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μωσεύς
moseus
noun · 81×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λοιδορέω
loidoreo
verb · 4×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: ἐλοιδόρησαν | RP: ἐλοιδόρησαν | WH/NIV: καὶ ἐλοιδόρησαν | Treg: οἱ δὲ ἐλοιδόρησαν
  • ἐλοιδόρησανSBLGNT
  • ἐλοιδόρησανRobinson-Pierpont
  • καὶ ἐλοιδόρησανWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οἱ δὲ ἐλοιδόρησανTregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: μαθητὴς εἶ | WH/Treg/NIV: μαθητὴς εἶ | RP: εἶ μαθητὴς
  • μαθητὴς εἶSBLGNT
  • μαθητὴς εἶWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • εἶ μαθητὴςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 4:14 — If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
  • Isa 53:2 — For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
  • John 5:45 — Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
  • Luke 18:9 — And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
  • Matt 5:11 — Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
  • Rom 2:17 — Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,