John 9:20

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

19and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”20His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.21But 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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Berean Standard Bible
His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
American Standard Version (1901)
His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
Bible in Basic English
In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:
Free Bible Version
His parents answered, “We know this is our son who was born blind.
Geneva Bible 1599
His parents answered them, and sayd, We know that this is our sonne, and that he was borne blinde:
King James (Authorized) Version
His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
One Unity Resource Bible
His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
Plain English Version
Before this time, the Jewish leaders agreed to punish anyone that followed Jesus. They said, “If anybody says that Jesus is the Christ, the special man that God promised to send, we will not let them come to our meeting houses and pray to God with us.” So the man’s parents were frightened, and they said, “We know he is our son, and we know that he was born blind. But we don’t know how his eyes are better, or who made them better. You can ask him. He is old enough to talk for himself. He is not a little boy.”
Translation for Translators
His parents replied, “We know that he is our son. We know that he was blind when he was born.
Unlocked Literal Bible
So his parents answered them, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
Noah Webster Bible
His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
World English Bible
His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
Young's Literal Translation
His parents answered them and said, 'We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind;