John 9:17

John 9:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” The man replied, “He is a prophet.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they said again to the blind man, "What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."
• New King James Version (NKJV)They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

Context of John 9:17

15So the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He smeared mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.” 16Then some of the Pharisees said, “This Man [Jesus] is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner (a non-observant Jew) do such signs and miracles?” So there was a difference of opinion among them. Accordingly they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “[It must be that] He is a prophet!” 18However, the Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the man’s parents. 19They asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”

John 9:17 word by word

λέγουσιν οὖν τῷ τυφλῷ πάλιν· τί σὺ λέγεις περὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἠνέῳξέν σου τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ὅτι προφήτης ἐστίν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto the blind manὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the blind manτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• sayestλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he hath openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• He isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for John 9:17

• John 4:19The woman said to Him, “Sir, I see that You are a prophet.
• John 6:14When the people saw the sign (attesting miracle) that He had done, they began saying, “This is without a doubt the promised Prophet who is to come into the world!”
• Luke 24:19He asked, “What things?” And they replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet powerful in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,
• Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man accredited and pointed out and attested to you by God with [the power to perform] miracles and wonders and signs which God worked through Him in your [very] midst, just as you yourselves know—
• Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you.
• Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with great power; and He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Commentaries on John 9:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He is a prophet - They had intended to lay snares for the poor man, that, getting him to acknowledge Christ for the Messiah, they might put him out of the synagogue, John 9:22, or put him to death, that such a witness to the Divine power of Christ might not appear against them. But, as the mercy of God had given him his sight, so the wisdom of God taught him how to escape the snares laid for his ruin. On all thy glory there shall be a defense, says the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17What sayest thou of him? … - The translation here expresses the sense obscurely. The meaning is, “What sayest thou of him for giving thee sight?” (Campbell); or, “What opinion of him hath this work of power and mercy to thee wrought in thee?” (Hammond). He is a prophet - That is “I think that the power to work such a miracle proves that he is sent from God. And though this has been done on the Sabbath, yet it proves that he must have been sent by God, for…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 Christ not only worked miracles on the sabbath, but in such a manner as would give offence to the Jews, for he would not seem to yield to the scribes and Pharisees. Their zeal for mere rites consumed the substantial matters of religion; therefore Christ would not give place to them. Also, works of necessity and mercy are allowed, and the sabbath rest is to be kept, in order to the sabbath work. How many blind eyes have been opened by the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17The man had already identified his healer (9:11, 16). Now he made his own spiritual judgment, calling Jesus a prophet.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. This man is not of God, &c.--(See on Joh 5:9; Joh 5:16). Others said, &c.--such as Nicodemus and Joseph.Read the comment

Topics related to John 9:17

• Converts
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Sabbath
• Testimony

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Commentaries on John 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings