God’s Word Translation
John 9:13
13Some people brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.
John 9:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
- New International Version (NIV)They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees.
Context of John 9:13
11He replied, “The man people call Jesus mixed some spit with dirt, smeared it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam, and wash it off.’ So I went there, washed it off, and received my sight.” 12They asked him, “Where is that man?” The man answered, “I don’t know.” Some people brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. 14The day when Jesus mixed the spit and dirt and gave the man sight was a day of rest—a holy day. 15So the Pharisees asked the man again how he received his sight. The man told the Pharisees, “He put a mixture of spit and dirt on my eyes. I washed it off, and now I can see.”
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Ἄγουσιν αὐτὸν πρὸς τοὺς Φαρισαίους, τόν ποτε τυφλόν·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for John 9:13
- John 8:3The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of everyone
- John 11:46But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
- John 12:19The Pharisees said to each other, “This is getting us nowhere. Look! The whole world is following him!”
Commentaries on John 9:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13They brought to the Pharisees - These had the chief rule, and determined all controversies among the people; in every case of religion, their judgment was final: the people, now fully convinced that the man had been cured, brought him to the Pharisees, that they might determine how this was done, and whether it had been done legally.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13To the Pharisees - To the members of the Sanhedrin. They did this, doubtless, to accuse Jesus of having violated the Sabbath, and not, as they ought to have done, to examine into the evidence that he was from God.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 Christ not only worked miracles on the sabbath, but in such a manner as would give offence to the Jews, for he would not seem to yield to the scribes and Pharisees. Their zeal for mere rites consumed the substantial matters of religion; therefore Christ would not give place to them. Also, works of necessity and mercy are allowed, and the sabbath rest is to be kept, in order to the sabbath work. How many blind eyes have been opened by the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The Pharisees were experts in interpreting the Jewish law. So the community asked them to explain this miracle (see 1:24). Instead of celebrating the healing, these religious leaders questioned the man because Jesus had performed the miracle on the Sabbath (see 5:16–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. The neighbours therefore ... said, Is not this he that sat and begged--Here are a number of details to identify the newly seeing with the long-known blind beggar.Read the comment
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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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