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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

John 9:26

They said, therefore, unto him - What did he unto thee? How opened he thine eyes?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Confession;   Converts;   Faith;   Sabbath;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Pharisees;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gabriel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Beggar;   Error;   Nationality;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Silence;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
King James Version (1611)
Then saide they to him againe, What did he to thee? How opened hee thine eyes?
King James Version
Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
English Standard Version
They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
New American Standard Bible
So they said to him, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
New Century Version
They asked, "What did he do to you? How did he make you see again?"
Amplified Bible
So they said to him, "What did He [actually] do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they said to him, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
Legacy Standard Bible
So they said to him, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
Berean Standard Bible
"What did He do to you?" they asked. "How did He open your eyes?"
Contemporary English Version
"What did he do to you?" the Jewish leaders asked. "How did he heal your eyes?"
Complete Jewish Bible
So they said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
Darby Translation
And they said to him again, What did he do to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
Easy-to-Read Version
They asked, "What did he do to you? How did he heal your eyes?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then sayd they to him againe, What did he to thee? howe opened he thine eyes?
George Lamsa Translation
They said to him again, What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?
Good News Translation
"What did he do to you?" they asked. "How did he cure you of your blindness?"
Lexham English Bible
So they said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
Literal Translation
And they said to him again, What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?
American Standard Version
They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
Bible in Basic English
Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?
Hebrew Names Version
They said to him again, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
International Standard Version
Then they said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
Etheridge Translation
They say to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he to thee thine eyes ?
Murdock Translation
They said to him again: What did he to thee? How did he open thy eyes?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde they to hym agayne: What dyd he to thee? Howe opened he thyne eyes?
English Revised Version
They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
World English Bible
They said to him again, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
They said to him again, What did he to thee?
Weymouth's New Testament
"What did he do to you?" they asked; "how did he open your eyes?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thei seiden to hym, What dide he to thee? hou openyde he thin iyen?
Update Bible Version
They said therefore to him, What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?
Webster's Bible Translation
Then they said to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thy eyes?
New English Translation
Then they said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?"
New King James Version
Then they said to him again, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
New Living Translation
"But what did he do?" they asked. "How did he heal you?"
New Life Bible
They asked him again, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
New Revised Standard
They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
Douay-Rheims Bible
They said then to him: What did he to thee? How did he open thy eyes?
Revised Standard Version
They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde they to him agayne. What dyd he to the? How opened he thyne eyes?
Young's Literal Translation
And they said to him again, `What did he to thee? how did he open thine eyes?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sayde they vnto him agayne: What dyd he vnto the? How opened he thine eyes?
Mace New Testament (1729)
they still urg'd the same question, what did he do to thee? how did he make you see?
THE MESSAGE
They said, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
They asked him, "Then what did he do? How did you get your sight back?"

Contextual Overview

13 They bring him unto the Pharisees - him at one time blind. 14 Now it was Sabbath, on the day when Jesus made, the clay, and opened his eyes. 15 Again, therefore, the Pharisees also questioned him, as to how he received sight. And, he, said unto them - Clay, laid he upon mine eyes, and I washed, - and do see. 16 Certain from among the Pharisees, therefore, were saying - This man is not, from God, because, the Sabbath, he keepeth not. Others, howeverwere saying - How can a sinful man, such signs as these, be doing? And there was, a division, among them. 17 So they were saying unto the blind man, again, What dost, thou, say concerning him, in that he opened thine eyes? And, he, said - A prophet, is he. 18 The Jews, therefore, did not believe, concerning him, that he was blind, and received sight, - until they called the parents of him that had received sight, 19 and questioned them, saying - Is, this, your son, of whom, ye, say, that blind, he was, born? How, then, seeth he, even now? 20 His parents, therefore, answered, and said - We know that, this, is our son, and that, blind, he was born; 21 But, how he now seeth, we know not, or, who opened his eyes, we, know not, - Question, him, he is, of age, he, concerning himself, shall speak. 22 These things, said his parents, because they were in fear of the Jews, - for, already, had the Jews agreed together, that, if anyone should confess, him, to be Christ, an, excommunicant from the synagogue, should he be made.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Proverbs 26:5 - a fool Jeremiah 36:17 - Tell Luke 6:7 - watched John 9:10 - General John 9:15 - the Pharisees

Cross-References

Genesis 9:1
So God blessed Noah and his sons, - and said to them Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth;
Genesis 9:3
As for every moving thing that hath life, yours, shall it be, for food, - Like the green herb, have I given you all things.
Genesis 9:10
and with every living soul that is with you, of birds, of tame-beasts and of all wild-beasts of the earth that are with you, - of all coming forth out of the ark, even to all wild-beasts of the earth;
Genesis 9:23
And Shem and Japheth took a mantle, and put it on the shoulder of them both and went backwards, and covered the shame of their father, but their faces were backwards, and the shame of their father, saw they not.
Genesis 9:26
And he said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of Shem, - And let Cantata he their servant:
Genesis 27:37
Then answered Isaac and said to Esau, - Lo a lord, have I appointed him unto thee, And, all his brethren, lave I given to him as servants, And with corn and new wine, have I sustained him, - And for thee - now, what can I do, my son?
Genesis 27:40
And on thy sword, shalt thou live, And thy brother, shalt thou serve: But it shall come to pass when thou shalt rove at large, Then shalt thou break his yoke from off thy neck.
Deuteronomy 33:26
There is none like GOD, O Jeshurun, - Riding upon the heavens to thy help, - And for his own majesty, on the skies;
Psalms 144:15
How happy the people that is in such a case! How happy the people that hath Yahweh for its God!
Romans 9:5
Whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ - according to the flesh - he who is over all, God, blessed unto the ages. Amen.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said they to him again,.... Finding they could not bring him to deny the fact, or cause him to entertain an ill opinion of him that did it, they examine him again about the manner of it:

what did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? These questions they had put before, John 9:15, and propose them again, in hope he would vary in the account, which they would not fail of improving against him; or that it would appear that he had not been really blind, at least from his birth; or that Christ made use of some unlawful means, as magic art, which they were always ready to charge him with, and to impute his miracles to a diabolical familiarity and influence; and they would have been glad to have had something to support such a calumny.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

How opened he thine eyes? - The reason why they asked this so often was doubtless to attempt to draw him into a contradiction; either to intimidate him, or throw him off his guard, so that he might be detected in denying what he had before affirmed. But God gave to this poor man grace and strength to make a bold confession of the truth, and sufficient common sense completely to confound his proud and subtle examiners.


 
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