John 9:18 Cross References - NSB

¹⁸ The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and then received his sight. So they called his parents.

¹⁴ Lot rushed out to tell his sons-in-law: »Hurry! Get out of the city! Jehovah is going to destroy it.« But the young men thought he was only joking.

¹¹ O Jehovah, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame. Let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

¹ THIS IS THE PEOPHESY ABOUT THE MESSIAH. Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm (power) of Jehovah been revealed?

³¹ »Abraham said: If they would not listen to Moses and the prophets, they would not listen to someone from the dead.«

¹⁹ John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: »Who are you?«

⁴⁴ »How can you believe? You seek praise and glory from one another? Why do you not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

²² The parents said these things because they feared the Jews. The Jews had agreed that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

³⁷ Even though he performed many miracles in front of them they did not believe in him. ³⁸ The word of Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: »Jehovah who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed?« (Isaiah 53:1) ³⁹ Isaiah revealed the reason they could not believe: ⁴⁰ »He has blinded their eyes. He hardened their heart. Otherwise they would see with their eyes and perceive with their heart. Then they would turn and I would heal them.«

¹⁵ Scripture says: »Today if you will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts. Do not be stubborn like those who rebelled.« ¹⁶ Who were they who heard God and rebelled? All who came out of Egypt with Moses rebelled. ¹⁷ With whom was he disgusted for forty years? He was disgusted and angry with those who sinned and died in the desert. ¹⁸ Who did God swear would never enter his rest? He was talking about those who did not obey him. ¹⁹ We see that they could not enter in on account of a lack of faith (unbelief) (disobedience).

¹¹ Let us do our utmost to enter into that rest. Let no one fall into the same pattern of disobedience by not obeying the word.