John 9:28

John 9:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples.

Context of John 9:28

26So they asked him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” 27“I told you already and you didn’t listen!” the man responded. “What, do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become His disciples too, do you?” They railed at him and said, “You’re a disciple of that One, but we’re disciples of Moses! 29We know that God has spoken to Moses; but as for this fellow, we don’t know where He is from.” 30The man replied to them, “That’s amazing! You don’t know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!

John 9:28 word by word

καὶ ἐλοιδόρησαν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπον· σὺ μαθητὴς εἶ ἐκείνου, ἡμεῖς δὲ τοῦ Μωϋσέως ἐσμὲν μαθηταί.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• they reviledλοιδορέωloidoreō · to revileG3058
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thouσύsu · youG4771
• artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hisἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• butδέde · thenG1161
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Moses’ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Moses’Μωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475

Cross-references for John 9:28

• John 9:34They replied to him, “You were born completely in sin, and you’re teaching us?” And they threw him out.
• John 7:47The Pharisees responded, “You haven’t been led astray also, have you?
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know justice, a people with My Torah in their heart: Do not fear the taunt of men, nor be dismayed at their insults.
• Matthew 5:11“Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me.
• Matthew 27:39Those passing by were jeering at Him, shaking their heads
• 1 Corinthians 4:12We toil, working with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless. When we are persecuted, we endure.
• 1 Corinthians 6:10thieves, the greedy, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God.
• 1 Peter 2:23When He was abused, He did not return the abuse. While suffering, He made no threats. Instead, He kept entrusting Himself to the One who judges righteously.
• John 5:45“Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
• John 7:19Hasn’t Moses given you the Torah? Yet none of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
• Acts 6:11Then they secretly instigated men into saying, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God!”
• Romans 2:17But if you call yourself Jewish and rely upon the Torah and boast in God

Commentaries on John 9:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Then they reviled him - . Eustathius derives from , a word, and , a spear: - they spoke cutting, piercing words. Solomon talks of some who spoke like the piercings of a sword, Proverbs 12:18. And the psalmist speaks of words that are like drawn swords, Psalm 55:21, words which show that the person who speaks them has his heart full of murderous intentions; and that, if he had the same power with a sword as he has with his tongue, he would destroy him whom…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Thou art his disciple - This they cast at him as a reproach. His defense of Jesus they regarded as proof that he was his follower, and this they now attempted to show was inconsistent with being a friend of Moses and his law. Moses had given the law respecting the Sabbath; Jesus had healed a man contrary, in their view, to the law of Moses. They therefore held Jesus to be a violater and contemner of the law of Moses, and of course that his followers were…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. 28-29The Pharisees could not argue against the logic of the miracle (9:24–25, 30–33). So they abandoned reason and cursed him (see 9:34). The harsh division between Jesus and the religious leaders was clear. They considered those who followed Jesus to have rejected Moses and Judaism.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 9:28

• Bigotry
• Confession
• Converts
• Faith
• Sabbath
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

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