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?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he said. 13They bring to the Pharisees the man who once was blind. Now the day was Shabbat when Yeshua made the mud and opened the man’s eyes. 15So again the Pharisees were asking him how he received his sight. He responded, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see!” 16So some of the Pharisees began saying, “This man isn’t from God, because He doesn’t keep Shabbat!” But others were saying, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So there was a split 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 5:9Immediately, the man was healed! He took up his mat and started walking around. Now that day was Shabbat,
• John 7:21Yeshua answered, “I did one good work, and all of you are amazed.
• Matthew 12:1At that time Yeshua went through the grain fields on Shabbat. His disciples became hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and eat them.
• Mark 2:23Now it happened on Shabbat that Yeshua was going through the grain fields; and His disciples began to make their way, plucking the heads of grain.
• Mark 3:1Yeshua entered the synagogue again, and a man with a withered hand was there.
• Luke 6:1Now during Shabbat, Yeshua was passing through grain fields; and His disciples were picking and eating heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.
• Luke 13:10Now Yeshua was teaching in one of the synagogues on Shabbat.
• Luke 14:1Now when Yeshua went into the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees to eat a meal on Shabbat, they 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