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So he told them, “He put the mud over my eyes, and when I washed it away, I could see!” <a href="/esv/john/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” <a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So 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.” <a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore the Pharisees also were asking him again how he had received sight. And he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." <a href="/kjv/john/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. <a href="/nkjv/john/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” <a href="/nasb_/john/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied mud to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” <a href="/nasb/john/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, &#8220He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” <a href="/lsb/john/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” <a href="/amp/john/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He smeared mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.” <a href="/csb/john/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” he told them. “I washed and I can see.” <a href="/hcsb/john/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So again the Pharisees asked him how he received his sight.&#8221 He put mud on my eyes,&#8221 he told them. &#8220I washed and I can see.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see. <a href="/cev/john/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They asked him how he was able to see, and he answered, "Jesus made some mud and smeared it on my eyes. Then after I washed it off, I could see." <a href="/erv/john/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. <a href="/gwt/john/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So the Pharisees asked the man again how he received his sight. The man told the Pharisees, "He put a mixture of spit and dirt on my eyes. I washed it off, and now I can see." <a href="/gnt/john/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Pharisees, then, asked the man again how he had received his sight. He told them, "He put some mud on my eyes; I washed my face, and now I can see." <a href="/isv/john/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> So the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had gained his sight. He told them, "He put mud on my eyes, then I washed, and now I can see." <a href="/msb/john/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So 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.? <a href="/net/john/9.htm">NET Bible</a> So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight. He replied, "He put mud on my eyes and I washed, and now I am able to see." <a href="/nheb/john/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, "He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see." <a href="/wbt/john/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see. <a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So the Pharisees renewed their questioning as to how he had obtained his sight. "He put clay on my eyes," he replied, "and I washed, and now I can see." <a href="/web/john/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed—and I see.” <a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore the Pharisees also were asking him again how he had received sight. And he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." <a href="/ylt/john/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, 'Clay he did put upon my eyes, and I did wash -- and I see.' <a href="/slt/john/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he saw again. He said to them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Again therefore the Pharisees asked him, how he had received his sight. But he said to them: He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and I see. <a href="/cpdv/john/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, again the Pharisees questioned him as to how he had seen. And he said to them, “He placed clay over my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” <a href="/nabre/john/9.htm">New American Bible</a> So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I see.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Again the Pharisees asked him, How did you receive your sight? He said to them, He placed clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And the Pharisees asked him again, “How did sight come to you?” He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes and I washed and sight came to me.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then again the Pharisees also inquired of him how he had received his sight. He said to them: He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see. <a href="/godbey/john/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he looked up. And he said to them, He placed the mortar on my eyes, and I washed, and see. <a href="/haweis/john/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> The Pharisees therefore questioned him again, How he had received sight? And he told them, He put mud upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see. <a href="/mace/john/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> the Pharisees therefore ask'd him likewise, how he had received his sight, he told them, he put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and now see. <a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So the Pharisees renewed their questioning as to how he had obtained his sight. "He put clay on my eyes," he replied, "and I washed, and now I can see." <a href="/worrell/john/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Again, therefore, the Pharisees also asked him, how he received sight. And he said to them, "He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and see." <a href="/worsley/john/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Therefore the pharisees also asked him again, how he recovered his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. <a href="/parallel/john/9-15.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=3306" 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> …14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. 15<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">So</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- 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/5330.htm" title="5330: Pharisaioi (N-NMP) -- Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.">Pharisees</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: ērōtōn (V-IIA-3P) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">asked</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/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand."></a> <a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!">how</a> <a href="/greek/308.htm" title="308: aneblepsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.">he had received his sight.</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></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/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">The man answered,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- 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/2007.htm" title="2007: epethēken (V-AIA-3S) -- To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose.">“He put</a> <a href="/greek/4081.htm" title="4081: Pēlon (N-AMS) -- Clay, mud. Perhaps a primary word; clay.">mud</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3538.htm" title="3538: enipsamēn (V-AIM-1S) -- To wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.). To cleanse; ceremonially, to perform ablution.">I washed,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and now</a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepō (V-PIA-1S) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">I can see.”</a> 16Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.…<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="/john/5-15.htm">John 5:15</a> And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/john/3-2.htm">John 3:2</a> 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.” <a href="/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23</a> 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="/john/11-37.htm">John 11:37</a> But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?” <a href="/john/4-50.htm">John 4:50-53</a> “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. / And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. / So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” ... <a href="/john/6-2.htm">John 6:2</a> A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick. <a href="/john/8-6.htm">John 8:6</a> They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger. <a href="/john/10-21.htm">John 10:21</a> But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” <a href="/john/11-45.htm">John 11:45-46</a> Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him. / But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. <a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37</a> Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. <a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">Matthew 12:22-23</a> Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see. / The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?” <a href="/mark/8-23.htm">Mark 8:23-25</a> So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked. / The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.” / Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly. <a href="/luke/18-42.htm">Luke 18:42-43</a> “Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.” / Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. <a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a> 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. <a href="/acts/9-17.htm">Acts 9:17-18</a> 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,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and do see.the Pharisees.<a href="/john/9-10.htm">John 9:10,11,26,27</a> Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/9-6.htm">Applied</a> <a href="/john/9-14.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/john/9-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/john/9-14.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/john/9-14.htm">Mud</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/john/9-14.htm">Open</a> <a href="/john/9-13.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/john/8-7.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/john/8-7.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Received</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Renewed</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">Applied</a> <a href="/romans/9-21.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/john/11-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/john/9-17.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-43.htm">Mud</a> <a href="/john/9-18.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/john/9-21.htm">Open</a> <a href="/john/9-16.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/john/16-19.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/john/16-23.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/john/9-18.htm">Received</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">Renewed</a> <a href="/john/9-18.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/john/13-5.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/john/13-6.htm">Washed</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>So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The Pharisees were a prominent religious group in first-century Judaism known for their strict adherence to the Law and oral traditions. They often questioned Jesus and His followers to challenge their teachings and actions. In this context, they are investigating the miraculous healing of a man born blind, which Jesus performed on the Sabbath. This inquiry reflects their concern with maintaining religious authority and their skepticism of Jesus' divine power. The Pharisees' questioning is consistent with their role as religious leaders who were responsible for upholding Jewish law and tradition.The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.” The man's response is a straightforward account of the miracle performed by Jesus. The use of mud, made from Jesus' saliva and dirt, is significant as it echoes the creation narrative in Genesis, where God formed man from the dust of the ground. This act symbolizes Jesus' authority over creation and His role as the divine healer. The instruction to wash in the Pool of Siloam, a site with historical and ritual significance in Jerusalem, further emphasizes the connection between physical and spiritual cleansing. The man's testimony is a powerful witness to the transformative power of Jesus, aligning with other biblical accounts of healing and restoration, such as the healing of Naaman in <a href="/2_kings/5.htm">2 Kings 5</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_pharisees.htm">The Pharisees</a> A religious group in Judaism known for strict adherence to the Law and traditions. They often clashed with Jesus over interpretations of the Law and His miracles. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_blind_man.htm">The Blind Man</a> A man who was blind from birth and was healed by Jesus. His healing becomes a point of contention between Jesus and the Pharisees. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, who performs the miracle of healing the blind man, demonstrating His divine authority and compassion. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_pool_of_siloam.htm">The Pool of Siloam</a> The place where Jesus instructed the blind man to wash, resulting in his healing. It symbolizes obedience and faith in Jesus' instructions. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_healing.htm">The Miracle of Healing</a> The event where Jesus heals the blind man, which serves as a sign of His messianic identity and power over physical and spiritual blindness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> The blind man's healing required him to obey Jesus' command to wash in the Pool of Siloam. Our spiritual healing often requires faith and obedience to God's Word. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a> The Pharisees' inability to see the truth of Jesus' identity highlights the danger of spiritual blindness. We must seek spiritual sight through Christ. <a href="/topical/t/testimony_of_transformation.htm">Testimony of Transformation</a> The healed man's simple testimony of his transformation ("I was blind, and now I can see") is a powerful witness to Jesus' work in our lives. <a href="/topical/c/confronting_tradition_with_truth.htm">Confronting Tradition with Truth</a> Jesus' miracle challenges the Pharisees' traditional views, reminding us to prioritize God's truth over human traditions. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a> The man's blindness was used to display God's works. Our suffering can also serve a greater purpose in God's plan.<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/key_events_in_jesus'_third_year.htm">What events marked Jesus' third year of ministry?</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/how_can_mud_restore_sight_in_john_9_1-7.htm">In John 9:1-7, how is it scientifically possible for mud and washing to restore sight?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_luke_9_60_with_honoring_parents.htm">Luke 9:60: How can Jesus' instruction to 'let the dead bury their own dead' be reconciled with the biblically mandated responsibility to honor parents?</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>(15) Then again the Pharisees also asked.--As the neighbours and acquaintances had done before (<a href="/john/9-10.htm" title="Therefore said they to him, How were your eyes opened?">John 9:10</a>).He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes.--The answer is the same as before, but briefer. It is that of a man who is answering against his will (comp. <a href="/john/9-27.htm" title="He answered them, I have told you already, and you did not hear: why would you hear it again? will you also be his disciples?">John 9:27</a>) and does not care to say more than he is obliged to.And do see.--This differs from "I received sight" (<a href="/john/9-11.htm" title="He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.">John 9:11</a>). He now speaks as in conscious possession of the power to see. (Comp. <a href="/john/9-25.htm" title="He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.">John 9:25</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Again therefore the Pharisees, before whom the blind man had been brought, unwilling to rest with mere hearsay evidence of such grievous transgression of the Law, themselves also - or, in their turn - asked him (ἠρώτων, imperfect, were interrogating) how he received (recovered) his sight (see note on ver. 11). Not the miracle itself, but the manner of it interested and excited them. And he said to them, (He) put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see. This is a shorter and significant abridgment of the process already described. The healed man seems to guess, by their manner, that some charge was being meditated against his Benefactor, and he shrewdly omits the saliva and the making of the clay, and the order of the Savior, and the place whither he had been sent to wash. <a href="/commentaries/john/9-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <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. Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5330.htm">Strong's 5330: </a> Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. asked ἠρώτων (ērōtōn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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. how πῶς (pōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4459.htm">Strong's 4459: </a> Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much! he had received his sight. ἀνέβλεψεν (aneblepsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_308.htm">Strong's 308: </a> To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight. [The man] answered, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “He put ἐπέθηκέν (epethēken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose. mud Πηλὸν (Pēlon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4081.htm">Strong's 4081: </a> Clay, mud. Perhaps a primary word; clay. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. 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. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I washed, ἐνιψάμην (enipsamēn) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3538.htm">Strong's 3538: </a> To wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.). To cleanse; ceremonially, to perform ablution. and [now] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I can see.” βλέπω (blepō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. 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