John 9:19

Verse

and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

American Standard Version (1901)

and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

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?

Free Bible Version

They asked them, “Is this your son whom you say was born blind? So how is it that now he can see?”

Geneva Bible 1599

And they asked them, saying, Is this your sonne, whom ye say was borne blinde? How doeth he nowe see then?

King James (Authorized) Version

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

One Unity Resource Bible

and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

Plain English Version

Then they asked them, “Is this man your son? Was he born blind? Tell us, how come he can see now?”

Translation for Translators

When they got there, one of the Jewish leaders asked them, “Is that man your son? Do you say that he was blind when he was born? If that is true, how is he now able to see?”

Unlocked Literal Bible

They asked the parents, “Is this your son whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

Noah Webster Bible

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

World English Bible

and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

Young's Literal Translation

and they asked them, saying, 'Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?'

Context

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

¹⁸The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents¹⁹and 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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The Appearing of Resurrection and the Giving of Power

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Summary

In this verse, the Pharisees question the parents of the man who was born blind and received sight from Jesus. The Pharisees were trying to discredit the miracle and Jesus' authority by seeking confirmation from the man's parents. This interaction reveals the skepticism and opposition that Jesus faced from religious leaders, despite the undeniable evidence of the man's healing. The Pharisees' refusal to acknowledge the truth points to their hardened hearts and unwillingness to accept Jesus as the Messiah. This passage highlights the importance of faith and openness to God's work, even when it challenges our preconceived beliefs or societal norms.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And they asked them, saying, is this your son,.... The first question they put was, whether the man that stood before them, pointing to him, was their son or not; whether they knew him by any marks to be their son, and would own him as such: had they answered to this in the negative, they would have got an advantage against him, and would have convicted him of a lie, since he had given out that he was the son of such parents; and proving such a lie upon him, would at once have brought the whole affair into suspicion at least: they add, who ye say was born blind; this contains a second question, whether, if this was their son, he was born blind or not; and if he was not born blind, though he had been blind, it would have greatly lessened the miracle: and besides, they would have put other questions upon this, whether his blindness was real, and by what means it came. Next follows a third question, how then doth he now see? By what means has he received his sight? They might hope, that if he was their son, and was really born blind, that he had his sight some other way than by Jesus; or they might object this to his being born, blind, as being a thing impossible, or at least not credible that he should ever see, was that the case.

John 9:19

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

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Berean Standard Bible

and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

American Standard Version (1901)

and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

Bible in Basic English

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?

Free Bible Version

They asked them, “Is this your son whom you say was born blind? So how is it that now he can see?”

Geneva Bible 1599

And they asked them, saying, Is this your sonne, whom ye say was borne blinde? How doeth he nowe see then?

King James (Authorized) Version

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

One Unity Resource Bible

and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

Plain English Version

Then they asked them, “Is this man your son? Was he born blind? Tell us, how come he can see now?”

Translation for Translators

When they got there, one of the Jewish leaders asked them, “Is that man your son? Do you say that he was blind when he was born? If that is true, how is he now able to see?”

Unlocked Literal Bible

They asked the parents, “Is this your son whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

Noah Webster Bible

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

World English Bible

and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

Young's Literal Translation

and they asked them, saying, 'Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?'