Joh 9:16 | NET2full | STEP | Then some of the Pharisees began to say , “ This man is not from God because he does not observe the Sabbath .” But others said , “ How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs ?” Thus there was a division among them .

‏ John 9:16

16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say, ^{▼▼tn As a response to the answers of the man who used to be blind, the use of the imperfect tense in the reply of the Pharisees is best translated as an ingressive imperfect (“began to say” or “started saying”).} “This man is not from God because he does not observe ^{▼▼tn Grk “he does not keep.”} the Sabbath.” ^{▼▼sn The Jewish religious leaders considered the work involved in making the mud to be a violation of the Sabbath.} But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform ^{▼▼tn Grk “do.”} such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division ^{▼▼tn Or “So there was discord.”} among them.