John 9:24

Verse

So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

American Standard Version (1901)

So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.

Bible in Basic English

So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.

Free Bible Version

Once more they called in the man who had been blind, and told him, “Give God the glory! We know this man is a sinner.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Then againe called they the man that had bene blinde, and sayd vnto him, Giue glory vnto God: we know that this man is a sinner.

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

One Unity Resource Bible

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Plain English Version

Then the Jewish leaders called the man that was born blind, and they got him to come to them again. They said to him, “We know that the man that made you see goes against God, and he does bad things. So now, show respect to God and tell us straight, what do you say about this man?”

Translation for Translators

So they sent someone to bring back to them the man who had been blind. When he got there, the Jewish leaders said to him, “Knowing that God is listening [IDM], tell the truth! We know that the man who healed you is a sinner.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

So for a second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Noah Webster Bible

Then again they called the man that was blind, and said to him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

World English Bible

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Young's Literal Translation

They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, 'Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'

Context

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

²³That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”²⁴So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

Sermons

The Appearing of Resurrection and the Giving of Power

Newman Sze

820

Summary

In this verse, the Pharisees interrogate a man who was healed by Jesus, questioning his testimony about the miraculous healing. The Pharisees were skeptical and refused to believe that Jesus could perform such a miracle, revealing their hardened hearts and spiritual blindness. This interaction highlights the religious leaders' resistance to accepting Jesus as the Messiah, despite witnessing His powerful works. It serves as a reminder of the importance of faith and openness to God's work, even when it challenges our preconceived notions or beliefs.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Give God the praise - Having called the man a second time, they proceeded to deal with him in the most solemn manner; and therefore they put him to his oath; for the words above were the form of an oath, proposed by the chief magistrate to those who were to give evidence to any particular fact, or to attest any thing, as produced by or belonging to the Lord. See Jos 7:19; Sa1 6:5, and Luk 17:18. But, while they solemnly put him to his oath, they endeavored to put their own words in his mouth, viz. he is a sinner - a pretender to the prophetic character, and a transgressor of the law of God: - assert this, or you will not please us.

John Gill Bible Commentary

He answered and said,.... That is, the man who had been blind, who takes no notice of the confession they pressed him to, which is what he could not do; there being no collusion in this case, he only replies to the reproachful character they had given of his benefactor. Whether he be a sinner or not, I know not: or "if he is a sinner I know not", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it, suggesting that he did not know he was a sinner; he could not charge him with being one; nor could he join with them in saying he was a sinner; nor did he think and believe he was: however, he was sure he had done a good thing to him, and in that he was no sinner; and what proof they had of his being one he could not tell: and be that as it will, adds he, one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see; as if he should say, whatever charges you bring against the person that has done me this favour, which I am not able to answer to, you cannot reason me out of this; this I am sure of, that once I had no eyes to see with, and now I have, and that by the means of this man you reproach. And so it is with persons enlightened in a spiritual sense, whatever things they may be ignorant of, though they may not know the exact time of their conversion, nor have so much Gospel light and knowledge as others, or be so capable of expressing themselves, or giving such a distinct and orderly account of the work of God upon them as some can, nor dispute with an adversary for the truths of the Gospel, or have that faith of assurance, and discoveries of God's love, and the application of such great and precious promises as others have; yet this they know, that they were once blind, as to the knowledge of spiritual things, as to a saving knowledge of God in Christ, as to a true sight and sense of themselves, their sins and lost estate, as to the way of righteousness and salvation by Christ, or the work of the Spirit of God upon their souls, or as to any true and spiritual discerning of the Scriptures, and the doctrines of grace in them: but now they are comfortably assured, they see the exceeding sinfulness of sin, the plague of their own hearts, the insufficiency of their righteousness to justify them before God, and the beauty, fulness, suitableness, and ability of Christ as a Saviour; and that their salvation is, and must be of free grace; and that they see the truths of the Gospel in another light than they did before, and have some glimpse of eternal glory and happiness, in the hope of which they rejoice.

John 9:24

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

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Berean Standard Bible

So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

American Standard Version (1901)

So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.

Bible in Basic English

So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.

Free Bible Version

Once more they called in the man who had been blind, and told him, “Give God the glory! We know this man is a sinner.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Then againe called they the man that had bene blinde, and sayd vnto him, Giue glory vnto God: we know that this man is a sinner.

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

One Unity Resource Bible

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Plain English Version

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

So for a second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Noah Webster Bible

Then again they called the man that was blind, and said to him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

World English Bible

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Young's Literal Translation

They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, 'Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

John 9:24

Verse

Context

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

John 9:24

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

The Appearing of Resurrection and the Giving of Power

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes