John 9 · Verse 13

John 9:13

They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
John 9:13, King James Version

John 9:13 in other translations

BSBThey brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
WEBThey brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.
ASVThey bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
YLTThey bring him to the Pharisees who once was blind,
DARBYThey bring him who was before blind to the Pharisees.
BBEThey took him before the Pharisees--this man who had been blind.
WebsterThey brought to the Pharisees him that before was blind.

What does John 9:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 9:8-15

8-15. 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 full comment on John 9:8-15 →

Barnes' Notes
Verse 13. To the Pharisees. To the members of the Sanhedrim. They did this, doubtless, to accuse Jesus of having violated the Sabbath, and not, as they ought to have done, to examine into the evidence that he was from God.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 They brought to the Pharisees - These had the chief rule, and determined all controversies among the people; in every case of religion, their judgment was final: the people, now fully convinced that the man had been cured, brought him to the Pharisees, that they might determine how this was done, and whether it had been done legally.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 9:13-17
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 preaching of the gospel on the Lord's day! how many impotent souls cured on that day! Much unrighteous and uncharitable judging comes from men's adding their own fancies to God's appointments. How perfect in wisdom and holiness was our Redeemer, when his enemies could find nothing against him, but the oft-refuted charge of breaking the sabbath! May we be enabled, by well-doing, to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

John 9:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἌγουσινAgousinThey bringG71
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
πρὸςprostoG4314
τοὺςtoustheG3588
Φαρισαίους,PharisaiousPhariseesG5330
τόνtonwhoG3588
ποτεpoteonce [was]G4218
τυφλόν·tuphlonblind;G5185

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 9:13

  • John 12:42

    Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

  • John 8:3-8

    And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. …

  • John 11:46-47

    But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

  • John 11:57

    Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

  • John 12:19

    The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
8:3-8; 11:46,47,57; 12:19,42

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 9:12

    Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

  • John 9:13

    They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

  • John 9:14

    And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

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John 9:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Llevaron á los Fariseos al que antes había sido ciego.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils amenèrent aux pharisiens celui qui auparavant avait été aveugle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie führen ihn, den einst Blinden, zu den Pharisäern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Adducunt eum ad pharisæos, qui cæcus fuerat.