³⁴ “You were born a total sinner!” they answered. “Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out of the synagogue.

²² His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue.

² “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”

¹⁷ I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

⁹ “Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.

¹⁷ And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name.

⁹ I wrote to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us.