John 9:25
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John 9:25 in other translations
| BSB | He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!” |
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| WEB | He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.” |
| ASV | He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. |
| YLT | he answered, therefore, and said, ‘If he be a sinner--I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.' |
| DARBY | He answered therefore, If he is sinful I know not. One thing I know, that, being blind before, now I see. |
| BBE | He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see. |
| Webster | He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see. |
What does John 9:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 9:24-34
24-34. Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner--not wishing him to own, even to the praise of God, that a miracle had been wrought upon him, but to show more regard to the honor of God than ascribe any such act to one who was a sinner.
Barnes' Notes
One thing I know, &c. About this he could have no doubt. He disregarded, therefore, their cavils. We may learn, also, here,
1st. That this declaration may be made by every converted sinner. He may not be able to meet the cavils of others. He may not be able to tell how he was converted. It is enough if he can say, "I was a sinner, but now love God; I was in darkness, but have now been brought to the light of truth."
2nd. We should not be ashamed of the fact that we are made to see by the Son of God. No cavil or derision of men should deter us from such an avowal.
3rd. Sinners are perpetually shifting the real point of inquiry. They do not inquire into the facts. They assume that a thing cannot be true, and then argue as if that was a conceded point. The proper way in religion is first to inquire into the facts, and then account for them as we can.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 9:24-34
As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I…
John 9:25 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 9:25
- 1 John 5:10
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
- John 9:30
The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
- John 5:11
He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
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Context
- John 9:24
Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
- John 9:25
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
- John 9:26
Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
John 9:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces él respondió, y dijo: Si es pecador, no lo sé: una cosa sé, que habiendo yo sido ciego, ahora veo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il répondit donc: S’il est un pécheur, je ne sais; je sais une chose, c’est que j’étais aveugle, et que maintenant je vois. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da antwortete er: Ob er ein Sünder ist, weiß ich nicht; eines weiß ich, daß ich blind war und jetzt sehe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit ergo eis ille: Si peccator est, nescio; unum scio, quia cæcus cum essem, modo video. |