22 His parents said this because they (A)were afraid of the [a]Jews; for the Jews (B)had already reached the decision that if anyone confessed Him to be [b]Christ, (C)he was to be excommunicated from the synagogue.

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  1. John 9:22 I.e., the Jewish leaders
  2. John 9:22 I.e., the Messiah

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders,(A) who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out(B) of the synagogue.(C)

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34 They answered him, “(A)You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they [a](B)put him out.

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  1. John 9:34 I.e., prob. excommunication from the synagogue

34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;(A) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.(B)

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10 For this reason, (A)if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with malicious words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not (B)receive the (C)brothers either, and he forbids those who want to do so and (D)puts them out of the church.

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10 So when I come,(A) I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers.(B) He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.(C)

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