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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/john/9.htm">New International Version</a> Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man&#8217s eyes was a Sabbath. <a href="/nlt/john/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him. <a href="/esv/john/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. <a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. <a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now the day in which Jesus had made the clay and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. <a href="/kjv/john/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/nkjv/john/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. <a href="/nasb_/john/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now it was a Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. <a href="/nasb/john/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. <a href="/nasb77/john/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/lsb/john/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. <a href="/amp/john/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now it was on a Sabbath day that Jesus made the mud and opened the man’s eyes. <a href="/csb/john/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. <a href="/hcsb/john/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. <a href="/asv/john/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/erv/john/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/gwt/john/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The day when Jesus mixed the spit and dirt and gave the man sight was a day of worship. <a href="/gnt/john/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> The day that Jesus made the mud and cured him of his blindness was a Sabbath. <a href="/isv/john/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and healed his eyes. <a href="/msb/john/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. <a href="/net/john/9.htm">NET Bible</a> (Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was a Sabbath.) <a href="/nheb/john/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. <a href="/wbt/john/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened the man's eyes was the Sabbath. <a href="/web/john/9.htm">World English Bible</a> It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now the day in which Jesus had made the clay and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. <a href="/ylt/john/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/slt/john/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was the sabbath, when Jesus made clay, and opened his eyes.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now it was the sabbath, when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/cpdv/john/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now it was the Sabbath, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. <a href="/nabre/john/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath. <a href="/nrsvce/john/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But it was the Sabbath when Yeshua made clay and opened his eyes for him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. <a href="/godbey/john/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And it was the Sabbath on the day on which Jesus made mortar, and opened his eyes. <a href="/haweis/john/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> (Now it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the mud, and opened his eyes.) <a href="/mace/john/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> now it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and gave him his sight. <a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened the man's eyes was the Sabbath. <a href="/worrell/john/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And it was a sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and anointed his eyes. <a href="/worsley/john/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Now it was the sabbath-day, when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. <a href="/parallel/john/9-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3300" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">The Pharisees Investigate the Healing</a> 13They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Now</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">the day</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hē (RelPro-DFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">which</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/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">had made</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4081.htm" title="4081: pēlon (N-AMS) -- Clay, mud. Perhaps a primary word; clay.">mud</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: aneōxen (V-AIA-3S) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">opened</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3788.htm" title="3788: ophthalmous (N-AMP) -- The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.">eyes</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/4521.htm" title="4521: sabbaton (N-NNS) -- The Sabbath, a week. ">a Sabbath.</a> 15So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a> Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-15</a> Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ... <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a> If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-22</a> This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15-22</a> In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. / Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. / Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? ... <a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12</a> I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. <a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Matthew 12:1-8</a> At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... <a href="/mark/2-23.htm">Mark 2:23-28</a> One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ... <a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Luke 6:1-5</a> One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... <a href="/john/5-9.htm">John 5:9-18</a> Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, / so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.” / But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” ... <a href="/john/7-22.htm">John 7:22-23</a> But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath? <a href="/matthew/12-9.htm">Matthew 12:9-14</a> Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue, / and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” / He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? ... <a href="/mark/3-1.htm">Mark 3:1-6</a> Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. / In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. / Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.” ... <a href="/luke/13-10.htm">Luke 13:10-17</a> One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, / and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight. / When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.” ... <a href="/luke/14-1.htm">Luke 14:1-6</a> One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely. / Right there before Him was a man with dropsy. / So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.<a href="/john/5-9.htm">John 5:9,16</a> And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath… <a href="/john/7-21.htm">John 7:21-23</a> Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel… <a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Matthew 12:1-14</a> At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/9-11.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Mud</a> <a href="/john/9-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/john/9-10.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Sabbath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/9-15.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/john/9-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/john/9-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/john/9-35.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/19-39.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/john/9-15.htm">Mud</a> <a href="/john/9-15.htm">Open</a> <a href="/john/9-17.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/john/9-16.htm">Sabbath</a><div class="vheading2">John 9</div>1. <a href="/john/9-1.htm">The man born blind is restored to sight.</a> 8. <a href="/john/9-8.htm">He is brought to the Pharisees.</a> 13. <a href="/john/9-13.htm">They are offended at it;</a> 35. <a href="/john/9-35.htm">but he is received of Jesus, and confesses him.</a> 39. <a href="/john/9-39.htm">Who they are whom Jesus enlightens.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes This phrase refers to the miracle where Jesus healed a man born blind by making mud with His saliva and applying it to the man's eyes. This act of healing is significant as it demonstrates Jesus' authority over physical ailments and His power to restore sight, both physically and spiritually. The use of mud can be seen as a symbolic act, reminiscent of God's creation of man from the dust of the ground in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, highlighting Jesus' divine nature and creative power. This miracle is one of the signs in the Gospel of John that reveal Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God.was a Sabbath. The mention of the Sabbath is crucial in understanding the conflict between Jesus and the Jewish religious leaders. The Sabbath, a day of rest and worship, was strictly observed by the Jews, based on the commandment in <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>. By performing this miracle on the Sabbath, Jesus challenges the Pharisees' legalistic interpretation of the law, emphasizing the spirit of the law over its letter. This act highlights Jesus' authority over the Sabbath, as He declares in <a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a> that "the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." The healing on the Sabbath also foreshadows the new covenant, where Jesus fulfills the law and offers rest and restoration to all who believe in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, who performs the miracle of healing the blind man. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_blind_man.htm">The Blind Man</a> A man who was blind from birth and received his sight through Jesus' miraculous intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a> A day of rest and worship in Jewish tradition, which is significant in this passage as it highlights the tension between Jesus' actions and the Pharisaic interpretation of the law. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a> Jewish religious leaders who are often depicted as opposing Jesus, particularly in matters of law and tradition. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, it is the broader setting for many of Jesus' interactions with the Pharisees.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_sabbath.htm">Understanding the Sabbath</a> The Sabbath is a gift from God meant for rest and worship, not a burden of legalistic restrictions. Jesus demonstrates that acts of mercy and healing align with God's intentions for the Sabbath. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority.htm">Jesus' Authority</a> Jesus' actions on the Sabbath reveal His authority over religious traditions and His identity as the Son of God. Believers are called to recognize and submit to His authority in all areas of life. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_over_legalism.htm">Compassion Over Legalism</a> Jesus prioritizes compassion and human need over rigid adherence to rules. Christians are encouraged to follow His example by showing love and mercy, even when it challenges traditional norms. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> The blind man's healing required faith and obedience to Jesus' instructions. Believers are reminded that faith often involves trusting and acting on Jesus' words, even when it defies conventional expectations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 9</a> <a href="/q/did_herod_see_jesus_as_john_the_baptist.htm">Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist? Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16) No (Luke 9:9)</a> <a href="/q/how_is_jesus_both_god_and_separate.htm">John 14:9 - How can Jesus say 'whoever has seen me has seen the Father' and still be separate from God, especially given other Scriptures that distinguish the Father from the Son?</a> <a href="/q/why_harsh_reaction_in_john_9_13-16.htm">In John 9:13-16, why would the Pharisees react so harshly if this account were verifiable?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'god_created_heavens_earth'.htm">How is Jesus both fully God and fully man?</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>(14) And it was the sabbath day--i.e., most probably, the last day, that great day of the feast of <a href="/john/7-37.htm" title="In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink.">John 7:37</a>. Nothing has taken place which makes it necessary to suppose any interval, and though the discourses seem long, they would have occupied but a short time in delivery. The whole narrative follows in unbroken order, which makes it difficult to suppose that a week intervened.When Jesus made the clay.--This is mentioned as a servile work which contravened the Sabbath law. The anointing the eyes with spittle on the Sabbath was specially forbidden by the decrees of the Rabbis. They held that no work of healing might be performed on the Sabbath except in cases of immediate danger.On the question of our Lord's relation to the Sabbath day, comp. Notes on <a href="/john/5-16.htm" title="And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.">John 5:16</a> et seq., and on <a href="/matthew/12-10.htm" title="And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.">Matthew 12:10</a>; <a href="/context/luke/13-11.htm" title="And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.">Luke 13:11-16</a>; <a href="/context/luke/14-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.">Luke 14:1-5</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Now it was sabbath on the day that Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The phrase is peculiar, and implies that the day may have been a festival sabbath. The introduction here shows that the difficulty of the neighbors and other friends had already been raised, and something more than a desire on their part for religious guidance actuated their appeal to the Pharisees. Why should the healed man be taken to the Pharisees, or the synagogue-court at all, unless some question of casuistry had been raised? The movement was one unquestionably adverse to Jesus. It could have had no other motive. Nor can any doubt arise that Jesus had violated the rabbinical rules of the sabbath, though his act had been in perfect harmony with the spirit and even letter of the Mosaic Law. The making of clay with the spittle and the sand was an infringement of the rule ('Shabbath,' 24:3). It was curiously laid down in one of the vexatious interpretations (preserved in Jerusalem Gemara on 'Shabbath,' 14) that while "wine could by way of remedy be applied to the eyelid, on the ground that this might be treated as washing, it was sinful to apply it to the inside of the eye" (Edersheim). And it was positively forbidden (in the same Gemara) to apply saliva to the eyelid, because this would be the application of a remedy. All medicinal appliances, unless in cases of danger to life or limb, were likewise forbidden. Consequently, the Lord had broken with the traditional glosses on the Law in more ways than one (see Winer, 'Bibl. Realw.,' 2:346; Lightfoot, ' Ad Joan. 9; 'Wetstein on <a href="/matthew/12-9.htm">Matthew 12:9</a>; Wunsche, in loc.). <a href="/commentaries/john/9-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Now δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the] day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. which ᾗ (hē) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. had made ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mud πηλὸν (pēlon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4081.htm">Strong's 4081: </a> Clay, mud. Perhaps a primary word; clay. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. opened ἀνέῳξεν (aneōxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> To open. From ana and oigo; to open up. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. eyes ὀφθαλμούς (ophthalmous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3788.htm">Strong's 3788: </a> The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a Sabbath. σάββατον (sabbaton) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4521.htm">Strong's 4521: </a> The Sabbath, a week. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/9-14.htm">NT Gospels: John 9:14 It was a Sabbath when Jesus made (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/9-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 9:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 9:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/9-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 9:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 9:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>