John 9:25

John 9:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He answered, "Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”

Context of John 9:25

23For this reason his parents said, “He is a mature adult, ask him.”) 24Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.” He replied, “I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing – that although I was blind, now I can see.” 26Then they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?” 27He answered, “I told you already and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You people don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?”

John 9:25 word by word

Ἀπεκρίθη οὖν ἐκεῖνος εἰ ἁμαρτωλός ἐστιν οὐκ οἶδα· ἓν οἶδα ὅτι τυφλὸς ὢν ἄρτι βλέπω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·οὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• Heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whetherεἰei · ifG1487
• he beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a sinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
• I knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• one thingεἷςheis · oneG1520
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• nowἄρτιarti · nowG737
• I seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991

Cross-references for John 9:25

• John 9:30The man replied, “This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
• John 5:11But he answered them, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
• 1 John 5:10(The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.)

Commentaries on John 9:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Whereas I was blind, now I see - He pays no attention to their cavils, nor to their perversion of justice; but, in the simplicity of his heart, speaks to the fact, of the reality of which he was ready to give them the most substantial evidence.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not - The man had just said that he believed Jesus to be a prophet, John 9:17. By his saying that he did not know whether he was a sinner may be meant that though he might be a prophet, yet that he might not be perfect; or that it did not become him, being an obscure and unlearned man, to attempt to determine that question. What follows shows that he did not believe that he was a sinner, and these words were probably…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-34Verses 24-34 As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I did live a worldly, sensual…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. 24-3424-34. Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner--not wishing him to own, even to the praise of God, that a miracle had been wrought upon him, but to show more regard to the honor of God than ascribe any such act to one who was a sinner.Read the comment

Topics related to John 9:25

• Confession
• Converts
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Sabbath

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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