John 9:28

John 9:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples.

Context of John 9:28

26Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27“I already told you,” he said, “and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?” They ridiculed him: “You’re that man’s disciple, but we’re Moses’s disciples. 29We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man — we don’t know where he’s from.” 30“This is an amazing thing!” the man told them. “You don’t know where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes.

John 9:28 word by word

καὶ ἐλοιδόρησαν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπον· σὺ μαθητὴς εἶ ἐκείνου, ἡμεῖς δὲ τοῦ Μωϋσέως ἐσμὲν μαθηταί.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• they reviledλοιδορέωloidoreō · to revileG3058
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thouσύsu · youG4771
• artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hisἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• butδέde · thenG1161
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Moses’ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Moses’Μωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475

Cross-references for John 9:28

• John 9:34“You were born entirely in sin,” they replied, “and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.
• John 7:47Then the Pharisees responded to them, “Are you fooled too?
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my instruction: do not fear disgrace by men, and do not be shattered by their taunts.
• Matthew 5:11“You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me.
• Matthew 27:39Those who passed by were yelling insults at him, shaking their heads
• 1 Corinthians 4:12we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
• 1 Corinthians 6:10no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.
• 1 Peter 2:23when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.
• John 5:45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope.
• John 7:19Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”
• Acts 6:11Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
• Romans 2:17Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,

Commentaries on John 9:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Then they reviled him - . Eustathius derives from , a word, and , a spear: - they spoke cutting, piercing words. Solomon talks of some who spoke like the piercings of a sword, Proverbs 12:18. And the psalmist speaks of words that are like drawn swords, Psalm 55:21, words which show that the person who speaks them has his heart full of murderous intentions; and that, if he had the same power with a sword as he has with his tongue, he would destroy him whom…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Thou art his disciple - This they cast at him as a reproach. His defense of Jesus they regarded as proof that he was his follower, and this they now attempted to show was inconsistent with being a friend of Moses and his law. Moses had given the law respecting the Sabbath; Jesus had healed a man contrary, in their view, to the law of Moses. They therefore held Jesus to be a violater and contemner of the law of Moses, and of course that his followers were…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-34Verses 24-34 As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I did live a worldly, sensual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29The Pharisees could not argue against the logic of the miracle (9:24–25, 30–33). So they abandoned reason and cursed him (see 9:34). The harsh division between Jesus and the religious leaders was clear. They considered those who followed Jesus to have rejected Moses and Judaism.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3424-34. Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner--not wishing him to own, even to the praise of God, that a miracle had been wrought upon him, but to show more regard to the honor of God than ascribe any such act to one who was a sinner.Read the comment

Topics related to John 9:28

• Bigotry
• Confession
• Converts
• Faith
• Sabbath
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Agree
• Anoint
• Ask
• Beg; Beggar; Begging
• Disciple
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Sabbath

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