King James Version

John 9:31

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before that here.

οἴδαμενoidamento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnsinnersἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “sinners”, the of-formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.sinnersὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἀκούειakoueihe hearethἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he heareth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.he hearethἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἐάνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.θεοσεβὴςtheosebēsgodlyθεοσεβήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “godly”, the subject formG2318devout, pious, God-fearing.ᾖēto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θέλημαthelēmawillθέλημαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “will”, the object formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ποιῇpoiēto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.τούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἀκούειakoueito hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeNowδέconjunction — “Now”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

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American Standard Version (1901)

We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

Young’s Literal Translation

and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

World English Bible

We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.

Darby Translation

[But] we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.

Douay-Rheims

Now we know that God doth not hear sinners: but if a man be a server of God, and doth his will, him he heareth.

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