John 9:21
But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
John 9:21 in other translations
| BSB | But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.” |
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| WEB | but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.” |
| ASV | but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself. |
| YLT | and how he now seeth, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; himself is of age, ask him; he himself shall speak concerning himself.' |
| DARBY | but how he now sees we do not know, or who has opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age: ask him; he will speak concerning himself. |
| BBE | But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself. |
| Webster | But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he will speak for himself. |
What does John 9:21 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 9:21 in the original Greek
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Context
- John 9:20
His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
- John 9:21
But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
- John 9:22
These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
John 9:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas cómo vea ahora, no sabemos; ó quién le haya abierto los ojos, nosotros no lo sabemos; él tiene edad, preguntadle á él; él hablará de sí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais comment il voit maintenant, nous ne le savons pas; et qui lui a ouvert les yeux, nous ne le savons pas, nous; il a de l’âge, interrogez-le, il parlera de ce qui le concerne. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | wie er aber jetzt sieht, wissen wir nicht, oder wer seine Augen aufgetan hat, wissen wir nicht. Er ist mündig; fraget ihn, er wird selbst über sich reden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quomodo autem nunc videat, nescimus: aut quis ejus aperuit oculos, nos nescimus; ipsum interrogate: ætatem habet, ipse de se loquatur. |