John 9:14

9:14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the mud ¹  and caused him to see ²  was a Sabbath.) ³ 

John 10:21

10:21 Others said, “These are not the words ⁴  of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, ⁵  can it?” ⁶ 

[9:14]  ¹ tn Or “clay” (moistened earth of a clay-like consistency).

[9:14]  ² tn Grk “and opened his eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[9:14]  ³ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[10:21]  ⁴ tn Or “the sayings.”

[10:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “open the eyes of the blind” (“opening the eyes” is an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[10:21]  ⁶ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “can it?”).