John 9:6

John 9:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
• New International Version (NIV)After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.

Context of John 9:6

4We must do the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. 5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” After he said these things he spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes. 7“Go,” he told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing. 8His neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit begging?”

John 9:6 word by word

ταῦτα εἰπὼν ἔπτυσεν χαμαὶ καὶ ἐποίησεν πηλὸν ἐκ τοῦ πτύσματος καὶ ἐπέχρισεν αὐτοῦ τὸν πηλὸν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When he hadλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thusοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• he spatπτύωptuō · to spitG4429
• on the groundχαμαίchamai · on the groundG5476
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• clayπηλόςpēlos · clayG4081
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the spittleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the spittleπτύσμαptusma · salivaG4427
• he anointedἐπιχρίωepichriō · to rub onG2025
• ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• of the blind manτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185

Cross-references for John 9:6

• Mark 7:33So he took him away from the crowd in private. After putting his fingers in the man’s ears and spitting, he touched his tongue.
• Mark 8:23He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”
• Revelation 3:18I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.

Commentaries on John 9:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Anointed the eyes of the blind man - It would be difficult to find out the reason which induced our Lord to act thus. It is certain, this procedure can never be supposed to have been any likely medical means to restore sight to a man who was born blind; this action, therefore, had no tendency to assist the miracle. If his eye-lids had been only so gummed together that they needed nothing but to be suppled and well washed, it is not likely that this could…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And made clay … - Two reasons may be assigned for making this clay, and anointing the eyes with it. One is, that the Jews regarded spittle as medicinal to the eyes when diseased, and that they forbade the use of medicines on the Sabbath. They regarded the Sabbath so strictly that they considered the preparation and use of medicines as contrary to the law. Especially it was particularly forbidden among them to use spittle on that day to heal diseased eyes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6During the New Testament era, saliva was used for medical purposes (see Mark 7:32–35; 8:22–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. he spat on the ground, and made clay ... and he anointed the eyes of the blind man--These operations were not so incongruous in their nature as might appear, though it were absurd to imagine that they contributed in the least degree to the effect which followed. (See Mr 6:13 and see on Joh 7:33.)Read the comment

Topics related to John 9:6

• Blindness
• Clay
• Sabbath
• Siloam

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Anoint
• Ask
• Clay
• Beg; Beggar; Begging
• Cistern; Well; Pool; Aqueduct
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Plagues of Egypt
• Spit; Spittle

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