John 9 · Verse 26

John 9:26

Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
John 9:26, King James Version

John 9:26 in other translations

BSB“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
WEBThey said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
ASVThey said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
YLTAnd they said to him again, ‘What did he to thee? how did he open thine eyes?'
DARBYAnd they said to him again, What did he do to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
BBEThen they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?
WebsterThen they said to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thy eyes?

What does John 9:26 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.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 26. How opened he thine eyes? The reason why they asked this so often was doubtless to attempt to draw him into a contradiction; either to intimidate him, or throw him off his guard, so that he might be detected in denying what he had before affirmed. But God gave to this poor man grace and strength to make a bold confession of the truth, and sufficient common sense completely to confound his proud and subtle examiners.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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…

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John 9:26 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.

εἶπονeiponThey saidG2036
οὖνounthereforeG3767
αὐτῷautōto himG846
τίtiWhatG5101
ἐποίησένepoiēsendid HeG4160
σοι;soito you?G4771
πῶςpōsHowG4459
ἤνοιξένēnoixenopened HeG455
σουsouof youG4771
τοὺςtoustheG3588
ὀφθαλμούς;¶ophthalmouseyes?G3788

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

Context

  • 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 9:27

    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?

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John 9:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y volviéronle á decir: ¿Qué te hizo? ¿Cómo te abrió los ojos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils lui dirent encore: Que t’a-t-il fait? Comment a-t-il ouvert tes yeux?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie sprachen wiederum zu ihm: was hat er dir getan? Wie tat er deine Augen auf?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixerunt ergo illi: Quid fecit tibi? quomodo aperuit tibi oculos?