John 9 · Verse 15

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.
John 9:15, King James Version

John 9:15 in other translations

BSBSo the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
WEBAgain therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”
ASVAgain therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.
YLTAgain, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, ‘Clay he did put upon my eyes, and I did wash--and I see.'
DARBYThe Pharisees therefore also again asked him how he received his sight. And he said to them, He put mud upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.
BBESo the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.
WebsterThen again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see.

What does John 9:15 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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Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. The Pharisees asked him how, &c. The proper question to have been asked in the case was whether he had in fact done it, and not in what way. The question, also, about a sinner's conversion is whether in fact it has been done, and not about the mode or manner in which it is effected; yet it is remarkable that no small part of the disputes and inquiries among men are about the mode in which the Spirit renews the heart, and not about the evidence that it is done.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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…

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John 9:15 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.

πάλινpalinAgainG3825
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ἠρώτωνērōtōnwere askingG2065
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
καὶkaialsoG2532
οἱhoitheG3588
ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiPhariseesG5330
πῶςpōshowG4459
ἀνέβλεψεν.aneblepsenhe had received sight.G308
ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
εἶπενeipenhe saidG2036
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
πηλὸνpēlonClayG4081
ἐπέθηκένepethēkenHe put onG2007
μουmoumyG3165
ἐπὶepi<on>G1909
τοὺςtous<the>G3588
ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyesG3788
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐνιψάμηνenipsamēnI washedG3538
καὶkaiandG2532
βλέπω.blepōI see.G991

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

Cross references for John 9:15

  • John 9:26-27

    Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

  • John 9:10-11

    Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Pharisees.
10,11,26,27

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

Context

  • 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.

  • John 9:16

    Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

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John 9:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y volviéronle á preguntar también los Fariseos de qué manera había recibido la vista. Y él les dijo: Púsome lodo sobre los ojos, y me lavé, y veo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les pharisiens donc aussi lui demandèrent encore comment il avait recouvré la vue. Et il leur dit: Il a mis de la boue sur mes yeux, et je me suis lavé, et je vois.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nun fragten ihn wiederum auch die Pharisäer, wie er sehend geworden sei. Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Er legte Kot auf meine Augen, und ich wusch mich, und ich sehe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Iterum ergo interrogabant eum pharisæi quomodo vidisset. Ille autem dixit eis: Lutum mihi posuit super oculos, et lavi, et video.