Revised Webster's Bible
John 9:18
18But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
John 9:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
- New International Version (NIV)They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight.
Context of John 9:18
16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. 17They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thy eyes? He said, He is a prophet. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. 19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? 20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
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οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι περὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἦν τυφλὸς καὶ ἀνέβλεψεν ἕως ὅτου ἐφώνησαν τοὺς γονεῖς αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἀναβλέψαντος,Read the interlinear
- Butοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
- didπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- notοὐou · noG3756
- concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- beenἦνēn · wasG2258
- blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- sightἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
- untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- untilὅτουhotou · untilG3755
- calledφωνέωphōneō · to callG5455
- parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
Cross-references for John 9:18
- John 5:44How can ye believe, who receive honour one from another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
- John 12:37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
- Genesis 19:14And Lot went out, and spoke to his sons in law, who married his daughters, and said, Arise, depart from this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed to his sons in law as one that mocked.
- Isaiah 26:11LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thy enemies shall devour them.
- Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
- Luke 16:31And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
- Hebrews 3:15While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
- Hebrews 4:11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Commentaries on John 9:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But the Jews did not believe - All the subterfuge they could use was simply to sin against their conscience, by asserting that the man had not been blind; but out of this subterfuge they were soon driven by the testimony of the parents, who, if tried farther on this subject, might have produced as witness, not only the whole neighborhood, but nearly the whole city: for it appears the man got his bread by publicly begging, John 9:8. That he had been blind…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Is this your son? - The Pharisees proposed three questions to the parents, by which they hoped to convict the man of falsehood: 1.Whether he was their son? 2.Whether they would affirm that he was born blind? and, 3.Whether they knew by what means he now saw? They evidently intended to intimidate the parents, so that they might give an answer to one of these questions that would convict the man of deception. We see here the art to which men will resort…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 The Pharisees vainly hoped to disprove this notable miracle. They expected a Messiah, but could not bear to think that this Jesus should be he, because his precepts were all contrary to their traditions, and because they expected a Messiah in outward pomp and splendour. The fear of man brings a snare, Pr 29:25, and often makes people deny and disown Christ and his truths and ways, and act against their consciences. The unlearned and poor, who…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The Pharisees wanted to dismiss the miracle. They did not want to accept that Jesus had truly healed the man. They called the man’s parents and questioned them. They hoped the parents would deny that a real healing had taken place.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2318-23. the Jews did not believe ... he had been born blind ... till they called the parents of him that had received his sight--Foiled by the testimony of the young man himself, they hope to throw doubt on the fact by close questioning his parents, who, perceiving the snare laid for them, ingeniously escape it by testifying simply to the identity of their son, and his birth-blindness, leaving it to himself, as a competent witness, to speak as to the cure…Read the comment
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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
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