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 make your eyes able to see?’ 27He answered them, ‘I have told you already and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Maybe you want to become his disciples too!’ Then the leaders were very angry with him. They shouted at him, ‘No, it is you! You are that man's disciple. But we are disciples of Moses. 29We know that God spoke to Moses. But who is this man? We do not even know where he comes from.’ 30The man answered, ‘That is a very strange thing! You do not know where this man comes from. But he is the one who made my eyes able to see.

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 9:34The Jewish leaders answered him, ‘Since the day that you were born, you have never obeyed God's laws. You cannot teach us anything!’ And they threw him out of the meeting place.
• John 7:47The Pharisees replied, ‘He seems to have made you believe his lies!
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to me, you people who know what is right. You people who think carefully about my law, listen to me. When people speak against you, do not be afraid. Do not be upset, when they insult you.
• Matthew 5:11Yes, happy are you when people say bad things against you because you believe in me. Or they may hurt you. Or they may say things about you that are not true.
• Matthew 27:39The people who walked near there insulted Jesus. They laughed at him,
• 1 Corinthians 4:12We work hard, so that we become very tired. When people insult us, we ask God to bless them. When people give us trouble, we are patient and brave.
• 1 Corinthians 6:10People who rob other people. People who want many things for themselves. Drunks. People who insult other people. People who deceive other people to take things from them. None of these people will receive the good things of God's kingdom.
• 1 Peter 2:23People insulted Christ, but he did not say any bad thing to answer them. People caused him to have trouble, but he never tried to hurt them in return. Instead, Christ trusted God to help him. He knew that God always judges people fairly.
• John 5:45But I will not have to tell the Father that you are guilty. No, it is Moses who will do that. You think that Moses is the one who will show that you are right. But he is the one who will show that you are guilty.
• John 7:19Moses gave God's Law to you. But not one of you obeys that Law. Why are you trying to kill me?’
• Acts 6:11Then those men secretly gave money to some bad men. They told them to say to the Jewish leaders, ‘We heard this man, Stephen, say bad things against Moses and against God.’
• Romans 2:17Do you say that you are a Jew? Maybe you trust in the Law that God gave to Moses. You are proud that you belong to 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