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New Living Translation

John 9:12

"Where is he now?" they asked. "I don't know," he replied.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Converts;   Sabbath;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John, gospel of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Beggar;   Error;   Eye (2);   Punishment (2);   Sabbath ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Silence;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Regeneration;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Where is he?” they asked.
King James Version (1611)
Then said they vnto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
King James Version
Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
English Standard Version
They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."
New American Standard Bible
And they said to him, "Where is He?" He said, "I do not know."
New Century Version
They asked him, "Where is this man?" "I don't know," he answered.
Amplified Bible
They asked him, "Where is He?" He said, "I do not know."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They said to him, "Where is He?" He said, "I do not know."
Legacy Standard Bible
And they said to him, "Where is He?" He *said, "I do not know."
Berean Standard Bible
"Where is He?" they asked. "I do not know," he answered.
Contemporary English Version
"Where is he now?" they asked. "I don't know," he answered.
Complete Jewish Bible
They said to him, "Where is he?" and he replied, "I don't know."
Darby Translation
They said therefore to him, Where is he? He says, I do not know.
Easy-to-Read Version
They asked him, "Where is this man?" He answered, "I don't know."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then they sayd vnto him, Where is he? He sayd, I can not tell.
George Lamsa Translation
They said to him, Where is he? He said to them, I do not know.
Good News Translation
"Where is he?" they asked. "I don't know," he answered.
Lexham English Bible
And they said to him, "Where is that man?" He said, "I do not know."
Literal Translation
Then they said to him, Where is that One? He said, I do not know.
American Standard Version
And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.
Hebrew Names Version
Then they asked him, "Where is he?" He said, "I don't know."
International Standard Version
They said to him, "Where is that man?" He said, "I don't know!"
Etheridge Translation
They say to him, Where is he ? He saith to them, I know not.
Murdock Translation
They said to him: Where is he? He said to them: I know not.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde they vnto hym, where is he? He sayde, I can not tell.
English Revised Version
And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.
World English Bible
Then they asked him, "Where is he?" He said, "I don't know."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And I went, and washed, and received sight. Then said they to him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Where is he?" they inquired, but the man did not know.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seiden to hym, Where is he? He seide, Y woot not.
Update Bible Version
And they said to him, Where is he? He says, I don't know.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said they to him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
New English Translation
They said to him, "Where is that man?" He replied, "I don't know."
New King James Version
Then they said to him, "Where is He?" He said, "I do not know."
New Life Bible
Then they asked him, "Where is He?" He answered, "I do not know."
New Revised Standard
They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they said unto him - Where is, He? He saith - I know not.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said to him: Where is he? He saith: I know not.
Revised Standard Version
They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
They sayde vnto him: where is he? He sayde: I cannot tell.
Young's Literal Translation
they said, therefore, to him, `Where is that one?' he saith, `I have not known.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde they vnto him: Where is he? He sayde: I can not tell.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then said they to him, where is he? I don't know, said he.
THE MESSAGE
"So where is he?" "I don't know."
Simplified Cowboy Version
They asked, "Where is this Jesus fellow?"The man answered, "I ain't got no idea. I ain't his keeper."

Contextual Overview

8 His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, "Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?" 9 Some said he was, and others said, "No, he just looks like him!" But the beggar kept saying, "Yes, I am the same one!" 10 They asked, "Who healed you? What happened?" 11 He told them, "The man they call Jesus made mud and spread it over my eyes and told me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash yourself.' So I went and washed, and now I can see!" 12 "Where is he now?" they asked. "I don't know," he replied.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Where: John 5:11-13, John 7:11, Exodus 2:18-20

Reciprocal: John 5:15 - and told

Cross-References

Genesis 9:17
Then God said to Noah, "Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth."
Genesis 9:23
Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
Genesis 9:25
Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: "May Canaan be cursed! May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives."
Genesis 9:26
Then Noah said, "May the Lord , the God of Shem, be blessed, and may Canaan be his servant!
Genesis 9:28
Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood.
Genesis 17:11
You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you.
Exodus 12:13
But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:16
This ceremony will be like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the Lord 's mighty hand brought us out of Egypt."
Joshua 2:12
"Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then they said unto him, where is he?.... For Christ had withdrawn himself and was gone; whether on account of the Jews, who he knew would be irritated by this miracle, or whether to avoid all popular applause and glory, which he sought not, is not certain; it may be on both accounts: this question, however, was put, not out of good will to Christ, but that they might apprehend him, and bring him before the sanhedrim, for doing work on the sabbath day; and such enmity there is in carnal men, at the conversion of sinners, their acquaintance, instead of rejoicing at it:

he said I know not; for when he returned from the pool, Jesus was gone: and so it sometimes is, that when Christ has wrought a good work of grace upon the heart, he withdraws himself for a while, and the converted sinner knows not where he is.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 9:12. Where is he? — They had designed to seize and deliver him up to the Sanhedrin, as a violater of the law, because he had done this on the Sabbath day.


 
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