John 9:11

9:11 He replied, ¹  “The man called Jesus made mud, ²  smeared it ³  on my eyes and told me, ⁴  ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.” ⁵ 

John 9:15

9:15 So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight. ⁶  He replied, ⁷  “He put mud ⁸  on my eyes and I washed, and now ⁹  I am able to see.”

[9:11]  ¹ tn Grk “That one answered.”

[9:11]  ² tn Or “clay” (moistened earth of a clay-like consistency).

[9:11]  ³ tn Grk “and smeared.” Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when obvious from the context.

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “said to me.”

[9:11]  ⁵ tn Or “and I gained my sight.”

[9:15]  ⁶ tn Or “how he had become able to see.”

[9:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “And he said to them.”

[9:15]  ⁸ tn Or “clay” (moistened earth of a clay-like consistency).

[9:15]  ⁹ 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).