Berean Standard Bible
John 9
2andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτὸνautonG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065Himαὐτοῦ λέγοντες·autou legontesG846G3004, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,whoτίςtisG5101sinnedἥμαρτεν,hēmartenG264,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manorἢēG2228hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118,thatἵναinaG2443he was bornγεννηθῇ;¶gennēthēaG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185?”
3JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “NeitherοὔτεouteG3777thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778mannorοὔτεouteG3777hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118sinnedἥμαρτενhēmartenG264,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235this happenedso thatἵναinaG2443theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316would be displayedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
4Whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193it isἐστίν·estinG1510daytimeἡμέραhēmeraG2250,weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163doἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041of Him whoτοῦtouG3588sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992MeG1473.Nightνύξ,nuxG3571is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,whenὅτεhoteG3753no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410workἐργάζεσθαι.ergazesthaiG2038.
6When Jesus had saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thisταῦταtautaG3778,He spitἔπτυσενeptusenG4429on the groundχαμαὶchamaiG5476καὶkaiG2532,madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160somemudπηλὸνpēlonG4081ἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588πτύσματοςptusmatosG4427,andκαὶkaiG2532appliedἐπέχρισενepechrisenG2025τὸνtonG3588itπηλὸνpēlonG4081toἐπὶepiG1909the man’sαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.
7ThenκαὶkaiG2532He toldεἶπενeipenG2036himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,washνίψαιnipsaiG3538inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588PoolκολυμβήθρανkolumbēthranG2861τοῦtouG3588of SiloamΣιλωάμSilōamG4611” (whichὃhoG3739meansἑρμηνεύεταιhermēneuetaiG2059“Sentἀπεσταλμένος.apestalmenosG649”).SoοὖνounG3767the manwentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565andκαὶkaiG2532washedἐνίψατοenipsatoG3538,andκαὶkaiG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064backseeingβλέπων.¶blepōnG991.
8At thisοὖνounG3767, hisΟἱHoiG3588neighborsγείτονεςgeitonesG1069andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588had formerly seenθεωροῦντες τὸtheōrountes toG2334G3588G4386himαὐτὸνautonG846beggingὅτι ἦν,hoti ēnG3754G1510G4319began to askG2036, “Isn’tοὐχ ἐστινouch estinG1510G3756thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778theὁhoG3588man whoused to sitκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521andκαὶkaiG2532begG4319?”
9SomeἄλλοιalloiG243claimedG2036thatὅτιhotiG3754heοὗτόςhoutosG3778wasἐστιν,estinG1510,but othersἄλλοιalloiG243saidG2036, “Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,he just looksἀλλ᾽ ἐστιν.all᾽ estinG235G1510likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664himαὐτῷautōG846.” But the manἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565kept sayingG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμι.eimiG1510the one.”
11HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “TheὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ὁhoG3588they callλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160somemudπηλὸνpēlonG4081andκαὶkaiG2532anointedἐπέχρισένepechrisenG2025myG1473τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532He toldεἶπένeipenG2036meG1473toὅτιhotiG3754goὕπαγεhupageG5217toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588SiloamΣιλωὰμSilōamG4611andκαὶkaiG2532washνίψαι.nipsaiG3538.SoοὖνounG3767I wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andκαὶkaiG2532washedνιψάμενοςnipsamenosG3538andreceived my sightἀνέβλεψα.aneblepsaG308.”
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
15SoοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330alsoκαὶkaiG2532askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846πάλινpalinG3825howπῶςpōsG4459he had received his sightἀνέβλεψεν.aneblepsenG308δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588. The manansweredεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036G846, “He putἐπέθηκένepethēkenG2007mudπηλὸνpēlonG4081onἐπὶepiG1909myG1473τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532I washedἐνιψάμηνenipsamēnG3538,andκαὶkaiG2532nowI can seeβλέπω.blepōG991.”
16Because of thisοὖνounG3767,someτινές·tinesG5100ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330saidG2036, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG444isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756fromπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316,forὅτιhotiG3754He does not keepοὐ τηρεῖ.ou tēreiG3756G5083theτὸtoG3588SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.”ButδὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243saidG2036, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a sinfulἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444performποιεῖν;poieinG4160suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592?”AndκαὶkaiG2532there wasἦνēnG1510divisionσχίσμαschismaG4978amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.
17SoοὖνounG3767once againπάλιν·palinG3825they askedλέγουσινlegousinG3004theτῷtōG3588man who had beenblindτυφλῷtuphlōG5185, “WhatτίtiG5101do youσὺsuG4771sayλέγειςlegeisG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτοῦautouG846,sinceὅτιhotiG3754it wasyourσουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμούς;ophthalmousG3788He openedἠνέῳξένēneōxenG455ὅτιhotiG3754?” “He isἐστίν.estinG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,” the manrepliedεἶπενeipenG2036.
18TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453stillοὖνounG3767did notοὐκoukG3756believeἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100περὶperiG4012αὐτοῦautouG846thatὅτιhotiG3754the manhad beenἦνēnG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185andκαὶkaiG2532had received his sightἀνέβλεψενaneblepsenG308untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193G3755they summonedἐφώνησανephōnēsanG5455hisτοὺς αὐτοῦ ἀναβλέψαντος,tous autou anablepsantosG846G3588G308τοῦtouG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118
19andκαὶkaiG2532askedἠρώτησαν αὐτοὺς λέγοντες·ērōtēsan autous legontesG2065G846G3004, “IsἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207, the oneὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771sayλέγετεlegeteG3004ὅτιhotiG3754was bornἐγεννήθη;egennēthēG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185?SoοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459is it thathe can now seeβλέπει ἄρτι;¶blepei artiG991G737?”
20οὖνounG3767HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118answeredἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν·apekrithēsan kai eipanG611G2532G2036, “We knowG1492ὅτιhotiG3754heοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510ourG1473ὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532we knowὅτιhotiG3754he was bornἐγεννήθη·egennēthēG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185.
21ButδὲdeG1161howπῶςpōsG4459he can now seeνῦν βλέπειnun blepeiG991G3568οὐκoukG3756G1492orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,weG1473do notοὐκoukG3756knowG1492.Askἐρωτήσατε,erōtēsateG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846.HeαὐτὸςautosG846isἔχει·echeiG2192old enoughἡλικίανhēlikianG2244to speakλαλήσει.¶lalēseiG2980forπερὶperiG4012himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438.”
22Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118saidεἶπανeipanG2036thisΤαῦταTautaG3778becauseὅτιhotiG3754they were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453.ForγὰρgarG1063theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453had already determinedἤδη συνετέθειντοēdē sunetetheintoG2235G4934thatἵναinaG2443ἐάνeanG1437anyone whoτιςtisG5100confessedὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670JesusαὐτὸνautonG846as theChristχριστόν,christonG5547would beγένηται.genētaiG1096put out of the synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοςaposunagōgosG656.
24SoοὖνounG3767a second timeδευτέρου,deuterouG1208they calledἘφώνησανEphōnēsanG5455forἐκekG1537theτὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739had beenἦνēnG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπαν αὐτῷ·eipan autōG2036G846, “GiveδὸςdosG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ·theōG2316!WeG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isἐστιν.¶estinG1510a sinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268.”
27He repliedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “I already toldεἶπον ἤδη,eipon ēdēG2036G2235youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you did not listenοὐκ ἠκούσατε.ouk ēkousateG3756G191.WhyτίtiG5101do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309to hearἀκούειν;akoueinG191itagainπάλινpalinG3825?Do youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532wantμὴ θέλετεmē theleteG3361G2309to becomeγενέσθαι;genesthaiG1096HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101?”
30“ThatτούτῳtoutōG3778isἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588remarkableθαυμαστόνthaumastonG2298indeedγὰρgarG1063!”theτὸtoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444saidἀπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apekrithē kai eipen autoisG611G2532G2036G846ἐνenG1722ὅτιhotiG3754. “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do notοὐκoukG3756knowG1492whereπόθενpothenG4159He is fromἐστίν,estinG1510,and yetκαὶkaiG2532He openedἤνοιξένēnoixenG455myG1473τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμούς.ophthalmousG3788.
31We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316does not listen toοὐκ ἀκούει,ouk akoueiG3756G191sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235He does listen toἀκούει.akoueiG191theτούτουtoutouG3778ἐάνeanG1437one whoτιςtisG5100worshipsθεοσεβὴς ᾖtheosebēs ēG1510G2318HimandκαὶkaiG2532doesποιῇ,poiēaG4160HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307.
34They repliedἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ·apekrithēsan kai eipan autōG611G2532G2036G846, “YouσὺsuG4771were bornἐγεννήθηςegennēthēsG1080inἐνenG1722utterὅλοςholosG3650sinἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266,andκαὶkaiG2532youσὺsuG4771are instructingδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321usG1473?”AndκαὶkaiG2532they threwἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himαὐτὸνautonG846outἔξω.exōG1854.
Spiritual Blindness
35WhenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἤκουσενēkousenG191thatὅτιhotiG3754they had thrownἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himαὐτὸνautonG846outἔξω,exōG1854καὶkaiG2532,He foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147the manαὐτὸνautonG846andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036, “Do youσὺsuG4771believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofτοῦtouG3588Manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444?”
39ThenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424declaredεἶπενeipenG2036, “ForεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917IἐγὼegōG1473have comeἦλθον,ēlthonG2064intoεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,so thatἵναinaG2443the blindοἱ μὴ βλέποντεςhoi mē blepontesG3588G3361G991may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588seeβλέποντεςblepontesG991may becomeγένωνται.¶genōntaiG1096blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185.”
40SomeofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330whoοἱhoiG3588wereὄντεςontesG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326HimαὐτοῦautouG846heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532they askedεἶπονeiponG2036Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Areμὴ ἐσμεν;mē esmenG1510G3361weG1473blindτυφλοίtuphloiG5185tooκαὶkaiG2532?”
41“IfεἰeiG1487you wereἦτε,ēteG1510blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “you would not beοὐκ ἂν εἴχετεouk an eicheteG302G3756G2192guilty of sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266.ButδὲdeG1161sinceνῦνnunG3568you claimλέγετεlegeteG3004ὅτιhotiG3754youcan seeβλέπομεν,blepomenG991,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588guiltἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266remainsμένει.¶meneiG3306.”
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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