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John 9:37 "You have already seen Him," Jesus answered. "He is the One speaking with you."
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in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“You have seen him,” Jesus said, “and he is speaking to you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him, and He is the <i>One</i> speaking with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and [in fact] He is the one who is talking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “You have seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “You have seen Him; in fact, He is the One speaking with you."” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"You have already seen him," Jesus answered, "and right now he is talking with you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus told him, "You've seen him. He is the person who is now talking with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "You have already seen him, and he is the one who is talking with you now." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus told him, "You have seen him. He is the person who is talking with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus told him, "You have seen him; he is the one speaking with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"You have seen Him," said Jesus; "and not only so: He is now speaking to you."<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He who is speaking with you is He”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him, and He is the <i>One</i> speaking with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus said to him, 'Thou hast both seen him, and he who is speaking with thee is he;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, Thou hast also seen him, and he speaking with thee, the same is he.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him: Thou hast both seen him; and it is he that talketh with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have seen him and the one speaking with you is he.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, You have seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua said to him, “You have seen him, and he is The One who is speaking with you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him: You have seen him; and it is he that talks with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, <FR>Indeed you have seen Him, and the One speaking with you is He.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then said Jesus him, Thou hast even seen him, and he that is now talking with thee is the very person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, not only thou hast seen him, but it is he himself that is talking with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"You have seen Him," said Jesus; "and not only so: He is now speaking to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, <FR>"You have both seen Him, and it is He Who is talking with you."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said unto him, <FR>Thou hast seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/9-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3490" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.” <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: heōrakas (V-RIA-2S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">“You have already seen</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,” </a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">answered.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinos (DPro-NMS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">“He</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the One</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">speaking</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">38</span>“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-26.htm">John 4:26</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-9.htm">John 14:9</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a></span><br />I and the Father are one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-58.htm">John 8:58</a></span><br />“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19</a></span><br />So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-45.htm">John 12:45</a></span><br />And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-13.htm">John 3:13</a></span><br />No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></span><br />Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-28.htm">John 20:28</a></span><br />Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a></span><br />Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a></span><br />All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-22.htm">Luke 10:22</a></span><br />All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jesus said to him, You have both seen him, and it is he that talks with you.</p><p class="hdg">Thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-26.htm">John 4:26</a></b></br> Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am <i>he</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-17.htm">John 7:17</a></b></br> If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or <i>whether</i> I speak of myself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21-23</a></b></br> He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/8-40.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/john/9-35.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/john/9-6.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Talketh</a> <a href="/john/8-55.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/9-41.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/john/9-39.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/11-13.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/john/10-6.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/john/13-24.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/psalms/37-30.htm">Talketh</a> <a href="/john/11-13.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">John 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-1.htm">The man born blind is restored to sight.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-8.htm">He is brought to the Pharisees.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-13.htm">They are offended at it;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-35.htm">but he is received of Jesus, and confesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-39.htm">Who they are whom Jesus enlightens.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have already seen Him,</b><br>This phrase is significant as it follows the miraculous healing of the man born blind, which is a sign of Jesus' divine authority and messianic identity. The man had been physically blind but now sees both physically and spiritually. This statement by Jesus emphasizes the revelation of His identity to those who are open to seeing it. In the broader biblical context, seeing is often associated with understanding and belief (e.g., <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>, <a href="/john/14-9.htm">John 14:9</a>). Theologically, this moment reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah bringing sight to the blind (<a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>).<p><b>Jesus answered.</b><br>This indicates a direct response from Jesus, highlighting His personal engagement and willingness to reveal Himself to those who seek truth. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus often answers questions or responds to situations in ways that reveal deeper spiritual truths (e.g., <a href="/john/4-26.htm">John 4:26</a>, <a href="/john/18-37.htm">John 18:37</a>). His answers often challenge the listener to move beyond physical realities to spiritual understanding.<p><b>He is the One speaking with you.</b><br>Here, Jesus explicitly identifies Himself as the Messiah to the man who was healed. This is a rare moment of direct self-revelation, similar to His conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well (<a href="/john/4-26.htm">John 4:26</a>). The phrase underscores the personal nature of Jesus' ministry and His desire for individuals to recognize Him as the Savior. It also reflects the theme of Jesus as the Word made flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), who speaks truth and life into the world. This moment is a turning point for the man, leading to his confession of faith in Jesus as Lord (<a href="/john/9-38.htm">John 9:38</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one who performs the miracle of healing the blind man and reveals Himself as the Son of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blind_man.htm">The Blind Man</a></b><br>A man who was blind from birth and was healed by Jesus. His physical and spiritual journey is a key focus of this chapter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a></b><br>Religious leaders who question the healing and challenge the authority of Jesus, representing spiritual blindness and opposition to Jesus' ministry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place, a significant location for Jesus' ministry and the unfolding of His mission.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pool_of_siloam.htm">The Pool of Siloam</a></b><br>The place where Jesus instructs the blind man to wash, leading to his healing. It symbolizes obedience and faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_jesus.htm">Recognition of Jesus</a></b><br>Just as the blind man recognized Jesus after his healing, we are called to recognize Jesus in our lives through His works and words.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sight.htm">Spiritual Sight</a></b><br>Physical healing is a metaphor for spiritual awakening. We must seek Jesus to open our spiritual eyes to see His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_faith.htm">Obedience and Faith</a></b><br>The blind man's obedience in going to the Pool of Siloam is a model of faith in action. We are encouraged to trust and obey Jesus' instructions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/confronting_spiritual_blindness.htm">Confronting Spiritual Blindness</a></b><br>The Pharisees' inability to see Jesus for who He is serves as a warning against spiritual pride and blindness. We must remain humble and open to God's revelation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_encounter_with_christ.htm">Personal Encounter with Christ</a></b><br>Like the blind man, each believer is invited to a personal encounter with Jesus, leading to a deeper understanding and relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_other_sheep.htm">Who are the other sheep not of this fold?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_the_blind_man_recognize_jesus.htm">In John 9:35–38, how could the blind man immediately acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God without prior teaching?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke_12_10_fit_with_god's_forgiveness.htm">Luke 12:10 mentions an 'unforgivable sin.' How does that align with passages elsewhere in the Bible that emphasize God's limitless forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_john_9_18-23.htm">In John 9:18-23, is there any historical or external evidence that confirms the parents' testimony?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.</span>--The answer reminds us of that to the woman of Samaria, "I that speak unto thee am He" (<a href="/john/4-26.htm" title="Jesus said to her, I that speak to you am he.">John 4:26</a>); but here both the sense of sight and that of hearing are appealed to as conveying knowledge to the mind. There is a special fitness in the emphasis thus laid upon the seeing Him, in the case of one whose very power to see was witness to the presence of the Messiah. The words do not refer to any earlier meeting, but the perfect tense refers to the completion of the act of vision and the abiding impression.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">[And</span><span class="cmt_word">] Jesus said, Thou hast both seen him</span>, with the eyes so recently opened. Hast thou not found out that I am thy Healer, thy Prophet, thy Messiah? The <span class="greek">ἑώρακας</span> refers to the <span class="accented">present</span> interview, not to any previous one; for we are not told that he had already sought or found his Benefactor (Lucke, Meyer, Luthardt). Thou hast seen him with the eyes of thy spirit as well as the eyes of flesh, <span class="cmt_word">and</span>, in addition, <span class="cmt_word">he that talketh with thee,</span> familiarly as man with man<span class="cmt_word">, is he</span> - "that sublime Person who seems to stand far off from thought and experience" (Westcott). The <span class="greek">ἐκεῖνος</span> of this passage and <a href="/john/19-35.htm">John 19:35</a> also is a fairly classical usage for expressing, in the lips of the speaker, a reference to himself pointed at and presented objectively as a third person (see Meyer, and our note on John 19:35, and its bearing on the authorship of the Gospel). Nowhere does our Lord more openly admit that he as the Christ, the Son of God. The disciples scarcely rise beyond the climax of this revelation even on the night of the Passion. The man's faith was waiting for its Object, and the vision comes to his unscaled spiritual vision. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/9-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“You have already seen</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑώρακας</span> <span class="translit">(heōrakas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,”</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered.</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(Eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“He</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκεῖνός</span> <span class="translit">(ekeinos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> </span><span class="str2">That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστιν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the [One]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaking</span><br /><span class="grk">λαλῶν</span> <span class="translit">(lalōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.”</span><br /><span class="grk">σοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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