John 9:24-29

9:24 Then they summoned ¹  the man who used to be blind ²  a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth. ³  We know that this man ⁴  is a sinner.” 9:25 He replied, ⁵  “I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing – that although I was blind, now I can see.” 9:26 Then they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?” ⁶  9:27 He answered, ⁷  “I told you already and you didn’t listen. ⁸  Why do you want to hear it ⁹  again? You people ¹⁰  don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?”

9:28 They ¹¹  heaped insults ¹²  on him, saying, ¹³  “You are his disciple! ¹⁴  We are disciples of Moses! 9:29 We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man ¹⁵  comes from!”

[9:24]  ¹ tn Grk “they called.”

[9:24]  ² tn Grk “who was blind.”

[9:24]  ³ tn Grk “Give glory to God” (an idiomatic formula used in placing someone under oath to tell the truth).

[9:24]  ⁴ tn The phrase “this man” is a reference to Jesus.

[9:25]  ⁵ tn Grk “Then that one answered.”

[9:26]  ⁶ tn Grk “open your eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[9:27]  ⁷ tn Grk “He answered them.” The indirect object αὐτοῖς (autois) has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

[9:27]  ⁸ tn Grk “you did not hear.”

[9:27]  ⁹ tn “It” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when they were clearly implied in the context.

[9:27]  ¹⁰ tn The word “people” is supplied in the translation to clarify the plural Greek pronoun and verb.

[9:28]  ¹¹ tn Grk “And they.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[9:28]  ¹² tn The Greek word means “to insult strongly” or “slander.”

[9:28]  ¹³ tn Grk “and said.”

[9:28]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “You are that one’s disciple.”

[9:29]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “where this one.”