John 9:12

John 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
• New International Version (NIV)“Where is this man?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”

Context of John 9:12

10So they asked him, “How then were you made to see?” 11He 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.” They 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. 14(Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was a Sabbath.)

John 9:12 word by word

καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· ποῦ ἐστιν ἐκεῖνος; λέγει· οὐκ οἶδα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• said theyλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whereποῦpou · where?G4226
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 9:12

• John 5:11But he answered them, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
• John 7:11So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking, “Where is he?”
• Exodus 2:18So when they came home to their father Reuel, he asked, “Why have you come home so early today?”

Commentaries on John 9:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Where is he? - They had designed to seize and deliver him up to the Sanhedrin, as a violater of the law, because he had done this on the Sabbath day.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. 1-41At the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus claimed to be the light of the world (chapters 7–8; see 8:12). Now John tells about Jesus giving light, both physically and spiritually, to a blind man who lived in darkness (see 9:5). The story ends with a surprising reversal (a complete change) of roles: The man who had been blind was assumed to live in spiritual darkness. Yet he came to see and accept God’s light. The Pharisees could see with their physical eyes…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 9:12

• Converts
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Anoint
• Ask
• Beg; Beggar; Begging
• 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