John 9:15

9:15 So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight. ¹  He replied, ²  “He put mud ³  on my eyes and I washed, and now ⁴  I am able to see.”

John 9:17

9:17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind, ⁵  “What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?” ⁶  “He is a prophet,” the man replied. ⁷ 

John 9:24

9:24 Then they summoned ⁸  the man who used to be blind ⁹  a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth. ¹⁰  We know that this man ¹¹  is a sinner.”

John 9:26

9:26 Then they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?” ¹² 

¹ tn Or “how he had become able to see.”

² tn Grk “And he said to them.”

³ tn Or “clay” (moistened earth of a clay-like consistency).

⁴ tn The word “now” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to indicate the contrast between the man’s former state (blind) and his present state (able to see).

⁵ tn Grk “the blind man.”

⁶ tn Grk “since he opened your eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

⁷ tn Grk “And he said, ‘He is a prophet.’”

⁹ tn Grk “they called.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “who was blind.”

¹¹ tn Grk “Give glory to God” (an idiomatic formula used in placing someone under oath to tell the truth).

¹² tn The phrase “this man” is a reference to Jesus.

¹³ tn Grk “open your eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).