American Standard Version
John 9:18
18The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight,
John 9:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
- New International Version (NIV)They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight.
Context of John 9:18
16Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them. 17They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet. The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight, 19and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? 20His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
Read all of John 9John 9:18 word by word
οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι περὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἦν τυφλὸς καὶ ἀνέβλεψεν ἕως ὅτου ἐφώνησαν τοὺς γονεῖς αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἀναβλέψαντος,Read the interlinear
- JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
- thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
- beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
- receivedἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
- calledφωνέωphōneō · to callG5455
- parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
Cross-references for John 9:18
- John 5:44How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not?
- John 12:37But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:
- Genesis 19:14And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.
- Isaiah 26:11Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall seethyzeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
- Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?
- Luke 16:31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.
- Hebrews 3:15while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
- Hebrews 4:11Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.
Commentaries on John 9:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But the Jews did not believe - All the subterfuge they could use was simply to sin against their conscience, by asserting that the man had not been blind; but out of this subterfuge they were soon driven by the testimony of the parents, who, if tried farther on this subject, might have produced as witness, not only the whole neighborhood, but nearly the whole city: for it appears the man got his bread by publicly begging, John 9:8. That he had been blind…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Is this your son? - The Pharisees proposed three questions to the parents, by which they hoped to convict the man of falsehood: 1.Whether he was their son? 2.Whether they would affirm that he was born blind? and, 3.Whether they knew by what means he now saw? They evidently intended to intimidate the parents, so that they might give an answer to one of these questions that would convict the man of deception. We see here the art to which men will resort…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 The Pharisees vainly hoped to disprove this notable miracle. They expected a Messiah, but could not bear to think that this Jesus should be he, because his precepts were all contrary to their traditions, and because they expected a Messiah in outward pomp and splendour. The fear of man brings a snare, Pr 29:25, and often makes people deny and disown Christ and his truths and ways, and act against their consciences. The unlearned and poor, who…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The Pharisees wanted to dismiss the miracle. They did not want to accept that Jesus had truly healed the man. They called the man’s parents and questioned them. They hoped the parents would deny that a real healing had taken place.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2318-23. the Jews did not believe ... he had been born blind ... till they called the parents of him that had received his sight--Foiled by the testimony of the young man himself, they hope to throw doubt on the fact by close questioning his parents, who, perceiving the snare laid for them, ingeniously escape it by testifying simply to the identity of their son, and his birth-blindness, leaving it to himself, as a competent witness, to speak as to the cure…Read the comment
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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
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