John 9 · Verse 14

John 9:14

And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
John 9:14, King James Version

John 9:14 in other translations

BSBNow the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
WEBIt was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
ASVNow it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
YLTand it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
DARBYNow it was sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
BBENow the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.
WebsterAnd it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

What does John 9:14 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 It 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.

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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…

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John 9:14 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.

ἦνēnWasG1510
δὲdenowG1161
σάββατονsabbatonSabbathG4521
ἐνeninG1722
ᾗhēwhichG3739
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250
τὸνtontheG3588
πηλὸνpēlonclayG4081
ἐποίησενepoiēsenmadeG4160
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀνέῳξενaneōxenopenedG455
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
τοὺςtoustheG3588
ὀφθαλμούς.ophthalmouseyes.G3788

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

Cross references for John 9:14

  • John 5:9

    And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

  • Luke 13:10-17

    And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. …

  • Matthew 12:1-14

    At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? …

  • Luke 14:1

    And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

  • Mark 2:23-3:6

    And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? …

  • John 7:21-23

    Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

  • John 5:16

    And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

  • Luke 6:1-11

    And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:9,16; 7:21-23; Mt 12:1-14; Mr 2:23-28; 3:1-6; Lu 6:1-11; 13:10-17
Lu 14:1

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

Context

  • 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.

  • John 9:15

    Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

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John 9:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y era sábado cuando Jesús había hecho el lodo, y le había abierto los ojos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Or c’était un jour de sabbat que Jésus fit la boue, et qu’il ouvrit ses yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es war aber Sabbath, als Jesus den Kot bereitete und seine Augen auftat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Erat autem sabbatum quando lutum fecit Jesus, et aperuit oculos ejus.