John 9:11

John 9:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed and received my sight."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He answered and said, “A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received sight.”

Context of John 9:11

9Some people said, “This is the man!” while others said, “No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting, “I am the one!” 10So they asked him, “How then were you made to see?” He replied, “The man called Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.” 12They said to him, “Where is that man?” He replied, “I don’t know.” 13They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.

John 9:11 word by word

ἀπεκρίθη ἐκεῖνος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ λεγόμενος Ἰησοῦς πηλὸν ἐποίησεν καὶ ἐπέχρισέν μου τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ εἶπέν μοι ὅτι ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν Σιλωὰμ καὶ νίψαι. ἀπελθὼν οὖν καὶ νιψάμενος ἀνέβλεψα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• A manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• clayπηλόςpēlos · clayG4081
• anointedἐπιχρίωepichriō · to rub onG2025
• mineἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• eyesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• Goὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the poolκολυμβήθραkolumbēthra · poolG2861
• of SiloamΣιλωάμSilōam · SiloamG4611
• washνίπτωniptō · to washG3538
• andδέde · thenG1161
• I wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• and I received sightἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308

Cross-references for John 9:11

• John 9:6Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes
• Jeremiah 36:17Then they asked Baruch, “How did you come to write all these words? Do they actually come from Jeremiah’s mouth?”

Commentaries on John 9:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A man that is called Jesus - The whole of this relation is simple and artless in the highest degree. The blind man had never seen Jesus, but he had heard of his name - he felt that he had put something on his eyes, which he afterwards found to be clay - but how this was made he could not tell, because he could not see Jesus when he did it; therefore he does not say, he made clay of spittle - but simply, he made clay, and spread it upon my eyes. Where a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 Those whose eyes are opened, and whose hearts are cleansed by grace, being known to be the same person, but widely different in character, live as monuments to the Redeemer's glory, and recommend his grace to all who desire the same precious salvation. It is good to observe the way and method of God's works, and they will appear the more wonderful. Apply this spiritually. In the work of grace wrought upon the soul we see the change, but we see…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The blind man recognized Jesus and spoke with confidence about him. Jesus healed the man of his physical problem, and the man gained more spiritual understanding (9:17, 33). He became a disciple of Jesus (9:38; compare 5:11–15).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

Topics related to John 9:11

• Converts
• Pool
• Sabbath
• Siloam

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Agree
• Anoint
• Ask
• Pool
• Siloam, Pool of
• Beg; Beggar; Begging
• Cistern; Well; Pool; Aqueduct
• Clay

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