King James Version
John 9
2AndκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτὸνautonG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588G3101askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065himαὐτοῦautouG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Masterῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,whoτίςtisG5101did sinἥμαρτεν,hēmartenG264,this manοὗτοςhoutosG3778,orἢēG2228hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846parentsοἱ γονεῖςhoi goneisG3588G1118,thatἵναinaG2443he was bornγεννηθῇ;¶gennēthēaG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185?
3JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG3588G2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,NeitherοὔτεouteG3777hathG264this manοὗτοςhoutosG3778sinnedG264,norοὔτεouteG3777hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846parentsγονεῖςgoneisG3588G1118:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443the worksἔργαergaG3588G2041of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316should be made manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
4IG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038the worksτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588G2041τοῦtouG3588of him that sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992meG1473,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193it isἐστίν·estinG1510dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250:the nightνύξ,nuxG3571comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,whenὅτεhoteG3753no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410workἐργάζεσθαι.ergazesthaiG2038.
6When he hadG3004thusταῦταtautaG3778spokenG3004,he spatἔπτυσενeptusenG4429on the groundχαμαὶchamaiG5476,andκαὶkaiG2532madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160clayπηλὸνpēlonG4081ofἐκekG1537the spittleπτύσματοςptusmatosG3588G4427,andκαὶkaiG2532he anointedἐπέχρισενepechrisenG2025ἐπὶepiG1909the eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3588G3788G3588of the blind manG5185with the clayπηλὸνpēlonG3588G4081,
7AndκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,washνίψαιnipsaiG3538inεἰςeisG1519the poolτὴν κολυμβήθρανtēn kolumbēthranG3588G2861τοῦtouG3588of SiloamΣιλωάμSilōamG4611, (whichὃhoG3739is by interpretationἑρμηνεύεταιhermēneuetaiG2059,Sentἀπεσταλμένος.apestalmenosG649.)He went his wayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565thereforeοὖνounG3767,andκαὶkaiG2532washedἐνίψατοenipsatoG3538,andκαὶkaiG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064seeingβλέπων.¶blepōnG991.
8The neighboursγείτονεςgeitonesG3588G1069thereforeοὖνounG3767,andκαὶkaiG2532they whichG3588G2334beforeG3588G4386had seenG3588G2334himαὐτὸνautonG846thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἦν,ēnG1510blindG5185,saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,IsἐστινestinG1510notοὐχouchG3756thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778he that satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG3588G2521andκαὶkaiG2532beggedπροσαιτῶν;prosaitōnG4319?
11HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andG2532saidG3004,A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444that is calledG3004JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160clayπηλὸνpēlonG4081,andG2532anointedἐπέχρισένepechrisenG2025mineG1473eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3588G3788,andG2532saidG3004unto meG1473,GoὕπαγεhupageG5217toεἰςeisG1519the poolG3588G2861G3588of SiloamΣιλωὰμSilōamG4611,andG2532washνίψαι.nipsaiG3538:andG1161I wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andG2532washedνιψάμενοςnipsamenosG3538,and I received sightἀνέβλεψα.aneblepsaG308.
15ThenοὖνounG3767againπάλινpalinG3825the Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιhoi PharisaioiG3588G5330alsoκαὶkaiG2532askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846howπῶςpōsG4459he had received his sightἀνέβλεψεν.aneblepsenG308.ὁhoG3588δὲdeG1161He saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,He putἐπέθηκένepethēkenG2007clayπηλὸνpēlonG4081uponἐπὶepiG1909mineG1473eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςtous ophthalmousG3588G3788,andκαὶkaiG2532I washedἐνιψάμηνenipsamēnG3538,andκαὶkaiG2532do seeβλέπω.blepōG991.
16ThereforeοὖνounG3767saidἔλεγονelegonG3004someτινές·tinesG5100ofἐκekG1537the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG3588G5330,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG3588G444isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he keepethτηρεῖ.tēreiG5083notοὐouG3756the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbatonG3588G4521.OthersἄλλοιalloiG243saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444that is a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268doποιεῖν;poieinG4160suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108miraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592?AndκαὶkaiG2532there wasἦνēnG1510a divisionσχίσμαschismaG4978amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.
17They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto the blind manτῷ τυφλῷtō tuphlōG3588G5185againπάλιν·palinG3825,WhatτίtiG5101sayestG3004thouσὺsuG4771ofπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦautouG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754he hath openedἠνέῳξένēneōxenG455thineσουsouG4771eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμούς;tous ophthalmousG3588G3788?δὲdeG1161He saidλέγεις ὁlegeis hoG3588G3004,ὅτιhotiG3754He isἐστίν.estinG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.
18ButοὖνounG3767οἱhoiG3588the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453didG4100notοὐκoukG3756believeἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100concerningπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦautouG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754he had beenἦνēnG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,andκαὶkaiG2532received his sightἀνέβλεψενaneblepsenG308,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193G3755they calledἐφώνησανephōnēsanG5455the parentsτοὺς γονεῖςtous goneisG3588G1118of himαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588that had received his sightἀναβλέψαντος,anablepsantosG308.
19AndκαὶkaiG2532they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065themαὐτοὺςautousG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IsἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588G5207,whoὃνhonG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771sayλέγετεlegeteG3004ὅτιhotiG3754was bornἐγεννήθη;egennēthēG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185?howπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767doth heG991nowἄρτι;¶artiG737seeβλέπειblepeiG991?
20HisG846parentsοἱ γονεῖςhoi goneisG3588G1118answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611themG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510ourG1473sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588G5207,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754he was bornἐγεννήθη·egennēthēG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185:
21ButδὲdeG1161by what meansπῶςpōsG4459heG991nowνῦνnunG3568seethG991,we knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756;orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101hath openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455hisG846eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςtous ophthalmousG3588G3788,weG1473knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756:heG846is ofἔχει·echeiG2192ageἡλικίανhēlikianG2244;askἐρωτήσατε,erōtēsateG2065himG846:heG846shall speakλαλήσει.¶lalēseiG2980forπερὶperiG4012himselfG848.
22TheseΤαῦταTautaG3778wordsspakeG3004hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846parentsοἱ γονεῖςhoi goneisG3588G1118,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they fearedἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399τοὺςtousG3588the JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453:forγὰρgarG1063οἱhoiG3588the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453had agreedσυνετέθειντοsunetetheintoG4934alreadyἤδηēdēG2235,thatἵναinaG2443ifἐάνeanG1437any manτιςtisG5100did confessὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670that he wasαὐτὸνautonG846Christχριστόν,christonG5547,he should be putγένηται.genētaiG1096out of the synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοςaposunagōgosG656.
24ThenοὖνounG3767againἐκekG1537δευτέρου,deuterouG1208called theyἘφώνησανEphōnēsanG5455the manτὸν ἄνθρωπονton anthrōponG3588G444thatὃςhosG3739wasἦνēnG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,GiveδὸςdosG1325Godτῷ θεῷ·tō theōG3588G2316the praiseδόξανdoxanG1391:weG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588G444isἐστιν.¶estinG1510a sinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268.
25οὖνounG3767HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andG2532saidG3004,WhetherεἰeiG1487he beἐστινestinG1510a sinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268or no,I knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756:one thingἓνhenG1520I knowG1492,thatὅτιhotiG3754,whereas I wasὢνōnG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,nowἄρτιartiG737I seeβλέπω.blepōG991.
27He answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,I have toldG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771alreadyἤδη,ēdēG2235,andκαὶkaiG2532yedidG191notοὐκoukG3756hearG191:whereforeτίtiG5101would yeθέλετεtheleteG2309hearG191itagainπάλινpalinG3825?μὴmēG3361willθέλετεtheleteG2309yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532beγενέσθαι;genesthaiG1096hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101?
30The manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG3588G444answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhyγὰρgarG1063hereinτούτῳtoutōG3778ἐνenG1722isἐστινestinG1510a marvellous thingθαυμαστόνthaumastonG2298,thatὅτιhotiG3754yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756from whenceπόθενpothenG4159he isἐστίν,estinG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532yethe hath openedἤνοιξένēnoixenG455mineG1473eyesὀφθαλμούς.ophthalmousG3588G3788.
31NowG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316hearethἀκούει,akoueiG191notοὐκoukG3756sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifἐάνeanG1437any manτιςtisG5100beᾖēG1510a worshipper of GodθεοσεβὴςtheosebēsG2318,andκαὶkaiG2532doethποιῇ,poiēaG4160hisαὐτοῦautouG846willτὸ θέλημαto thelēmaG3588G2307,himτούτουtoutouG3778he hearethἀκούει.akoueiG191.
34They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,ThouσὺsuG4771wastG1080altogetherὅλοςholosG3650bornG1080inἐνenG1722sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266,andκαὶkaiG2532dostG1321thouσὺsuG4771teachδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321usG1473?AndκαὶkaiG2532they castἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himαὐτὸνautonG846outἔξω.exōG1854.
35JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588G2424heardἤκουσενēkousenG191thatὅτιhotiG3754they had castἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himG846outἔξω,exōG1854;andκαὶkaiG2532when he had foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147himG846,he saidG3004unto himG846,DostG4100thouσὺsuG4771believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100onεἰςeisG1519the SonυἱὸνhuionG3588G5207of GodG3588G2316?
39AndκαὶkaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saidG3004,ForεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917IἐγὼegōG1473am comeἦλθον,ēlthonG2064intoεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588G2889,thatἵναinaG2443οἱhoiG3588they which seeβλέποντεςblepontesG991notμὴmēG3361might seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991;andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588that they which see mightβλέποντεςblepontesG991be madeγένωνται.¶genōntaiG1096blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185.
40AndG2532someofἐκekG1537the Phariseesτῶν Φαρισαίωνtōn PharisaiōnG3588G5330οἱhoiG3588which wereὄντεςontesG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846heardἤκουσανēkousanG191these wordsταῦταtautaG3778,andG2532saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,μὴmēG3361Areἐσμεν;esmenG1510weG1473blindτυφλοίtuphloiG5185alsoG2532?
41Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saidλέγετεlegeteG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,IfεἰeiG1487ye wereἦτε,ēteG1510blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185,ἂνanG302ye should haveεἴχετεeicheteG2192noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266:butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568ye sayG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754We seeβλέπομεν,blepomenG991;ἡhēG3588thereforeG3767yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266remainethμένει.¶meneiG3306.
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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