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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"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Never out of the age has it been heard that anyone opened <i>the</i> eyes of <i>one</i> having been born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And this is the first time in history anyone has ever given sight to someone born blind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Since the beginning of time, no one has ever heard of anyone giving sight to a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Since the beginning of the world nobody has ever heard of anyone giving sight to a person born blind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ever since creation it has never been heard that anyone healed the eyes of a man who was born blind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Never before has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Since the world began hath it not been heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />From the beginning of the world such a thing was never heard of as that any one should open the eyes of a man blind from his birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />from the age it was not heard that anyone opened eyes of one who has been born blind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Never out of the age has it been heard that anyone opened <i>the</i> eyes of <i>one</i> having been born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From forever was it not heard that any opened the eyes of him born blind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />From the beginning of the world it hath not been heard, that any man hath opened the eyes of one born blind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />From ancient times, it has not been heard that anyone has opened the eyes of someone born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It is unheard of that anyone ever opened the eyes of a person born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />From ages it has never been heard that a man opened the eyes of one who was born blind.<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 />“It has never been heard that a man has opened the eyes of one who was born blind.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Since the beginning it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one who had been born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />It was never heard of from the beginning that any one opened the eyes of a man who was born blind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />From the creation of the world hath it never been heard, that any man opened the eyes of one born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />It was never heard since the world began, that any man gave sight to one that was born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />From the beginning of the world such a thing was never heard of as that any one should open the eyes of a man blind from his birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />From remotest antiquity, it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />From <i>the beginning of</i> the world it was never heard, that any <i>one</i> opened the eyes of <i>a person</i> that was born blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/9-32.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=3458" 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">The Pharisees Investigate the Healing</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">Never</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/165.htm" title="165: aiōnos (N-GMS) -- From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period.">before</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">has anyone</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">heard of</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: ēneōxen (V-AIA-3S) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">opening</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.">the eyes</a> <a href="/greek/1080.htm" title="1080: gegennēmenou (V-RPM/P-GMS) -- From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.">of a man born</a> <a href="/greek/5185.htm" title="5185: typhlou (Adj-GMS) -- Blind, physically or mentally. From, tuphoo; opaque, i.e. blind.">blind.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">33</span>If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”…<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="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a></span><br />the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a></span><br />On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-22.htm">Luke 7:22</a></span><br />So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-36.htm">John 5:36</a></span><br />But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-21.htm">John 10:21</a></span><br />But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-2.htm">John 3:2</a></span><br />He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-31.htm">John 7:31</a></span><br />Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a></span><br />But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-16.htm">Acts 4:16</a></span><br />“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-17.htm">Acts 9:17-18</a></span><br />So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” / At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a></span><br />to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.</p><p class="hdg">Since.</p><p class="hdg">the world.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-4.htm">Job 20:4</a></b></br> Knowest thou <i>not</i> this of old, since man was placed upon earth,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Isaiah 64:4</a></b></br> For since the beginning of the world <i>men</i> have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, <i>what</i> he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-70.htm">Luke 1:70</a></b></br> As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/9-23.htm">Age</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/john/9-20.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/john/9-25.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/john/9-20.htm">Born</a> <a href="/john/9-30.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/john/8-40.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/john/8-10.htm">Nobody</a> <a href="/john/9-26.htm">Open</a> <a href="/john/9-30.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/john/9-17.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/john/5-43.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/john/9-24.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/9-5.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/10-28.htm">Age</a> <a href="/john/15-27.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/john/9-34.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/john/9-39.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/john/9-34.htm">Born</a> <a href="/john/10-21.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/john/9-35.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/5-23.htm">Nobody</a> <a href="/john/10-3.htm">Open</a> <a href="/john/11-37.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/john/10-22.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/john/13-10.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/john/10-22.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/9-39.htm">World</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 />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <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>Never before has anyone heard</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the unprecedented nature of the miracle Jesus performed. In the Jewish tradition, miracles were often seen as signs of divine intervention. The statement underscores the uniqueness of Jesus' ministry and the power He wielded, which was unlike anything previously recorded in Jewish history or scripture. This sets the stage for understanding Jesus as a figure who transcends the expectations of a typical prophet or healer.<p><b>of opening the eyes</b><br>The act of opening the eyes is symbolic of spiritual enlightenment and revelation. In biblical literature, blindness often represents spiritual ignorance or lack of understanding, while sight is associated with knowledge and insight. This miracle not only addresses physical blindness but also serves as a metaphor for the spiritual awakening that Jesus brings. It connects to prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>, which speaks of the eyes of the blind being opened as a sign of the Messiah's coming.<p><b>of a man born blind.</b><br>The detail that the man was born blind highlights the severity and hopelessness of his condition, making the miracle even more remarkable. In the cultural context of the time, congenital blindness was often viewed as a result of sin, either of the individual or their parents, as seen in <a href="/john/9-2.htm">John 9:2</a>. Jesus' healing of this man challenges these assumptions and demonstrates His authority over sin and its consequences. This act also prefigures the new creation and restoration that Jesus brings, as He reverses the effects of the fall and sin in the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, performing the miracle of healing a man born blind, demonstrating His divine authority and compassion.<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, representing those in spiritual darkness who are given sight through Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a></b><br>Religious leaders who questioned the miracle, representing skepticism and spiritual blindness despite physical sight.<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 Jewish religious life and Jesus' ministry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_miracle.htm">The Miracle</a></b><br>The healing of the blind man, a sign of Jesus' messianic identity and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority_of_jesus.htm">Divine Authority of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus' ability to heal a man born blind underscores His divine nature and authority over creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness_vs._physical_blindness.htm">Spiritual Blindness vs. Physical Blindness</a></b><br>The miracle serves as a metaphor for spiritual blindness, urging believers to seek spiritual sight through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' actions fulfill Old Testament prophecies, affirming His identity as the Messiah and encouraging trust in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_testimony.htm">Faith and Testimony</a></b><br>The healed man's testimony challenges believers to boldly share their experiences of Christ's transformative power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/skepticism_and_belief.htm">Skepticism and Belief</a></b><br>The Pharisees' skepticism contrasts with the blind man's faith, prompting reflection on openness to God's work in our lives.<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/is_the_bible_genuinely_one-of-a-kind.htm">What does being red-pilled mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_crowd_unsure_about_the_man.htm">In John 9:8–9, why does the crowd seem uncertain about recognizing the healed man? </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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">Since the world began was it not heard.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">from the world-age was it not heard.</span> The phrase is a reminiscence of <a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm" title="For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen, O God, beside you, what he has prepared for him that waits for him.">Isaiah 64:4</a>. (Comp. also Note on <a href="/luke/1-70.htm" title="As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:">Luke 1:70</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">The eyes of one that was born blind.</span>--This differentiates the miracle from the others in cases of blindness, and still more from all ordinary cures of maladies of the eyes. The man expresses what was simply true, that no science or skill had at that time been equal to the removal of blindness which had accompanied birth. That modern science has succeeded in making even this possible, is altogether beside the question, unless it is pretended that human skill could effect it under like conditions and with the same means. For the man himself there had been years of darkness without a ray of hope, for none had ever dreamt that recovery was within the limits of possibility; and now that the blessing has come, he regards it as the gift of God, and doubts not that the immediate giver is from God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 32, 33.</span> - The man, having once begun, will not be stopped in his argument. <span class="cmt_word">Since the world began</span> (<span class="greek">ἐκ τοῦ αἰῶνος</span> does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament; we have <span class="greek">ἀπ αἰῶνος</span> three times, and <span class="greek">ἀπὸ τῶν</span> <span class="greek">αἰῶνων</span>) <span class="cmt_word">it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind.</span> There is no record of any cure of blindness in the Old Testament. The miracle stands forth with grand distinctness on the page of history. If such stories had been told, neither he nor the author of this narrative knew of them. The Pharisees and Jews have no reply to this burst of grateful but indignant testimony to the uniqueness of his Deliverer, and then, with a home-thrust which cut through their weak objections and repudiated their cruel inferences, he added, <span class="cmt_word">Unless this Man were from God, he could do nothing</span>; he could neither have wrought this marvel, nor any of the deep impressions wrought upon you. "From God;" that is the man's final answer to the query, "What sayest thou of him, seeing that he hath opened thine eyes?" God has the glory, while I repudiate what you give as a judgment against him. Verily God has heard him as One who in this thing has simply done his will. Thus the Jews are compelled for a few moments to hear, from one known as a street-beggar, words of teaching along the finest lines of a deep experience. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/9-32.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">Never</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ouk)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="grk">αἰῶνος</span> <span class="translit">(aiōnos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_165.htm">Strong's 165: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{has} anyone</span><br /><span class="grk">τις</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠκούσθη</span> <span class="translit">(ēkousthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">opening</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠνέῳξέν</span> <span class="translit">(ēneōxen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] eyes</span><br /><span class="grk">ὀφθαλμοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(ophthalmous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3788.htm">Strong's 3788: </a> </span><span class="str2">The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a man born</span><br /><span class="grk">γεγεννημένου</span> <span class="translit">(gegennēmenou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1080.htm">Strong's 1080: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blind.</span><br /><span class="grk">τυφλοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(typhlou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5185.htm">Strong's 5185: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blind, physically or mentally. 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