John 9:10

Translations

Modern

“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

Traditional

Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

Literal

Therefore they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?”

Latin

Dicebant ergo ei: Quomodo aperti sunt tibi oculi?

Original

Greek

English

“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

Notes

John 9:1–41

At the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus claimed to be the light of the world (chapters 7–8; see 8:12). Now John tells about Jesus giving light, both physically and spiritually, to a blind man who lived in darkness (see 9:5).

The story ends with a surprising reversal (a complete change) of roles: The man who had been blind was assumed to live in spiritual darkness. Yet he came to see and accept God’s light. The Pharisees could see with their physical eyes. People thought they were spiritually enlightened (well taught and wise). However, they refused to believe. In the end, they were shown to be spiritually blind.

Theme notes and profiles

John’s Profile of Discipleship Miraculous Signs in the Gospel of John

Events

Blind Man Healedc. AD 29

Related verses

Ecclesiastes 11:5
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
Mark 4:27
Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
John 9:26
“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
John 3:9
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
1 Corinthians 15:35
But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
John 9:21
But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
John 9:15
So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Blindness Heal, Healing Jesus Christ John, Gospel of Pool of Siloam

Topics

Converts: Zealous: The Blind Men Sabbath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Siloam: Jesus Directs the Blind Man Whom he had Healed to Wash In

John 9:10

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