John 9:33

33 nisi esset hic a Deo non poterat facere quicquam

John 9:33 Meaning and Commentary

John 9:33

If this man were not of God
If he had not his mission, commission, and credentials from God; if he had not been sent by him, and had not authority from him, and was not assisted by him, as man, or God was not with him,

he could do nothing;
or "not do these things", as the Syriac version reads; that is, such miraculous works; or, as the Persic version, "he could not do this miracle": open the eyes of a man born blind. His doing this is a full proof that he is of God, and comes from him.

John 9:33 In-Context

31 scimus autem quia peccatores Deus non audit sed si quis Dei cultor est et voluntatem eius facit hunc exaudit

32 a saeculo non est auditum quia aperuit quis oculos caeci nati

33 nisi esset hic a Deo non poterat facere quicquam

34 responderunt et dixerunt ei in peccatis natus es totus et tu doces nos et eiecerunt eum foras

35 audivit Iesus quia eiecerunt eum foras et cum invenisset eum dixit ei tu credis in Filium Dei