John 9:19
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
John 9:19 in other translations
| BSB | and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?” |
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| WEB | and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” |
| ASV | and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? |
| YLT | and they asked them, saying, ‘Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?' |
| DARBY | And they asked them saying, This is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind: how then does he now see? |
| BBE | And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see? |
| Webster | And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? |
What does John 9:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 9:18-23
18-23. the Jews did not believe ... he had been born blind ... till they called the parents of him that had received his sight--Foiled by the testimony of the young man himself, they hope to throw doubt on the fact by close questioning his parents, who, perceiving the snare laid for them, ingeniously escape it by testifying simply to the identity of their son, and his birth-blindness, leaving it to himself, as a…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 9:18-23
The Pharisees vainly hoped to disprove this notable miracle. They expected a Messiah, but could not bear to think that this Jesus should be he, because his precepts were all contrary to their traditions, and because they expected a Messiah in outward pomp and splendour. The fear of man brings a snare, Pr 29:25, and often makes people deny and disown Christ and his truths and ways, and act against their consciences…
John 9:19 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 9:19
- Acts 4:14
And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
- John 9:8-9
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
- Acts 3:10
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
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Context
- John 9:18
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
- John 9:19
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
- John 9:20
His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
John 9:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y preguntáronles, diciendo: ¿Es éste vuestro hijo, el que vosotros decís que nació ciego? ¿Cómo, pues, ve ahora? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils les interrogèrent, disant: Celui-ci est-il votre fils, que vous dites être né aveugle? Comment donc voit-il maintenant? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie fragten sie und sprachen: Ist dieser euer Sohn, von dem ihr saget, daß er blind geboren wurde? Wie sieht er denn jetzt? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et interrogaverunt eos, dicentes: Hic est filius vester, quem vos dicitis quia cæcus natus est? quomodo ergo nunc videt? |