Focused Passage

John 9:1-12

The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief

Jesus gives sight to a man born blind, the healed man bears increasingly clear witness under interrogation, the religious leaders reveal deepening blindness, and Jesus receives the man into faith and worship while pronouncing judgment on self-confident blindness.

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1Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,

2and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

3Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.

4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

6When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.

7Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

8At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

9Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”

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

11He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”

12“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Now asΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] was passing byπαράγωνG3855Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara manἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularblindτυφλὸνG5185Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositionbirthγενετῆςG1079Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 2

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andκαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralaskedἠρώτησανG2065Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular. . .λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralRabbiῬαββίG4461Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularsinnedἥμαρτενG264Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthis [man]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralparentsγονεῖςG1118Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralthatἵναG2443Conjunctionhe was bornγεννηθῇG1080Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularblindτυφλὸςG5185Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 3

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JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularNeitherΟὔτεG3777Conjunctionthis [man]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularnorοὔτεG3777ConjunctionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralparentsγονεῖςG1118Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralsinnedἥμαρτενG264Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularbutἀλλ’G235Conjunction[this happened] so thatἵναG2443ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralworksἔργαG2041Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwould be displayedφανερωθῇG5319Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 4

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WhileἕωςG2193Conjunctionit isἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulardaytimeἡμέραG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularweἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralmustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulardoἐργάζεσθαιG2038Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivetheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralworksἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof Him whoτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντόςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularNightνὺξG3571Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis comingἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularwhenὅτεG3753Adverbno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcanδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularworkἐργάζεσθαιG2038Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR I must do
Verse 5

Original words

WhileὅτανG3752ConjunctionI amG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularworldκόσμῳG2889Noun - Dative Masculine SingularI amεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[the] lightφῶςG5457Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 6

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When [Jesus] had saidεἰπὼνG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[this]ΤαῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralHe spitἔπτυσενG4429Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularon [the] groundχαμαὶG5476Adverb-καὶG2532ConjunctionmadeἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[some] mudπηλὸνG4081Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-ἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singular-πτύσματοςG4427Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionappliedἐπέχρισεν*G2025Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[it]πηλὸνG4081Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartoἐπὶG1909Preposition[the man’s]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμούςG3788Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 7

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ThenκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe toldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularGoὝπαγεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularwashνίψαιG3538Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularPoolκολυμβήθρανG2861Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof SiloamΣιλωάμG4611Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular(whichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularmeansἑρμηνεύεταιG2059Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular“Sent”ἈπεσταλμένοςG649Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularSoοὖνG3767Conjunction[the man] wentἀπῆλθενG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwashedἐνίψατοG3538Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctioncame [back]ἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularseeingβλέπωνG991Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 8

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At thisοὖνG3767Conjunction[his]ΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralneighborsγείτονεςG1069Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralhad formerly seenθεωροῦντεςG2334Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .πρότερονG4386Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - ComparativehimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbeggingπροσαίτηςG4319Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularbegan to askἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralIsn’tἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ΟὐχG3756AdverbthisοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularthe [man who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularused to sitκαθήμενοςG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbegπροσαιτῶνG4319Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 9

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SomeἌλλοιG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralclaimedἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionheΟὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularbut othersἄλλοιG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralsaidἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralNoΟὐχίG3780AdverbvvvἀλλὰG235Conjunctionhe just looksἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlikeὅμοιοςG3664Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[But the man]ἘκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularkept sayingἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἘγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam [the one]εἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Verse 10

Original words

HowΠῶςG4459AdverbthenοὖνG3767Conjunction{were} yourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοίG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralopenedἠνεῴχθησάνG455Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural-οὖνG3767Conjunctionthey askedἜλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 11

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HeἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularthey callλεγόμενοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularmadeἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[some] mudπηλὸνG4081Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionanointedἐπέχρισένG2025Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοὺςG3788Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe toldεἶπένG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingulartoὅτιG3754ConjunctiongoὝπαγεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSiloamΣιλωὰμG4611Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwashνίψαιG3538Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person SingularSoοὖνG3767ConjunctionI wentἀπελθὼνG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwashedνιψάμενοςG3538Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] received my sightἀνέβλεψαG308Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Verse 12

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WhereΠοῦG4226AdverbisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHeἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthey askedεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvΟὐκG3756AdverbI do not knowοἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularhe answeredΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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