John 9:14

John 9:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.

Context of John 9:14

12“Where is he now?” they asked. “I don’t know,” he replied. 13Then they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees, because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him. 15The Pharisees asked the man all about it. So he told them, “He put the mud over my eyes, and when I washed it away, I could see!” 16Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus is not from God, for he is working on the Sabbath.” Others said, “But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?” So there was a deep division of opinion among them.

John 9:14 word by word

ἦν δὲ σάββατον ἐν ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ τὸν πηλὸν ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἀνέῳξεν αὐτοῦ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the clayπηλόςpēlos · clayG4081
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788

Cross-references for John 9:14

• John 5:9Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath,
• John 7:21Jesus replied, “I did one miracle on the Sabbath, and you were amazed.
• Matthew 12:1At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them.
• Mark 2:23One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of grain to eat.
• Mark 3:1Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand.
• Luke 6:1One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain.
• Luke 13:10One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue,
• Luke 14:1One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely.

Commentaries on John 9:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14It was the Sabbath - Some of the ancient rabbins taught, and they have been followed by some moderns, not much better skilled in physic than themselves, that the saliva is a cure for several disorders of the eyes; but the former held this to be contrary to the law, if applied on the Sabbath. See Lightfoot's Hor. Talm.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. 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 9:14

• Converts
• Faith
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Agree
• Anoint
• Ask
• Beg; Beggar; Begging
• Clay
• 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