John Chapter 9 verse 33 Holy Bible
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
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If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.
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If this [man] were not of God he would be able to do nothing.
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If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
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If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."
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if this one were not from God, he were not able to do anything.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(33) If this man were not of God.--His argument meets each of their assertions. His general assumption, admitted as a universal truth (John 9:31), had denied their assertion that this Man was a sinner. His conclusion now denies their assertion, "This Man is not of God" (John 9:16).He could do nothing--i.e., nothing of this kind, no miracle such as this, much less this miracle itself.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekIfεἰ (ei)ConjunctionStrong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.this [man]οὗτος (houtos)Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. wereἦν (ēn)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.notμὴ (mē)AdverbStrong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.fromπαρὰ (para)PrepositionStrong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. God,Θεοῦ (Theou)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.He couldἠδύνατο (ēdynato)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.doποιεῖν (poiein)Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveStrong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.no such thing.”οὐδέν (ouden)Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. Jump to PreviousAble Unable
