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

4While it is still day, we must continue to work. God has sent me and we must do his work. We must work now because it will be night soon. Then nobody can work. 5While I am still here in the world, I am the world's light.’ When Jesus had finished speaking, he spat on the ground. He mixed it with dirt on the ground so that he made mud. Then he put some of the mud on the eyes of the blind man. 7Jesus said to him, ‘Go and wash in the Siloam pool.’ (The name Siloam means ‘Sent’.) So the man went there and he washed himself. When he returned, now he could see. 8People began to talk about him. Some of these people lived near him. Others had seen him when he was asking for money. They said, ‘This is the man who sat here. He asked people to give him money. Isn't that right?’

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 7:33Jesus led the man away from the crowd. He put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spat on his hands and touched the man's tongue.
• Mark 8:23Jesus took the blind man's hand and he led the man out of the village. Jesus put water from his own mouth on the man's eyes. And he put his hands on the man. ‘Can you see anything?’ Jesus asked.
• Revelation 3:18So I tell you that you should buy gold from me. With my gold, you would be really rich. My gold is the best, because it has been through fire. You should also buy white clothes from me to dress yourselves. Then you will not be ashamed because you have no clothes. You should also buy medicine from me to put on your eyes. Then you will be able to see well.

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