KJV King James Version
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 9:11
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
WEB World English Bible
He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
ASV American Standard Version
He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he answered and said, ‘A man called Jesus made clay, and rubbed my eyes, and said to me, Go away to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and having gone away and having washed, I received sight;’
Surrounding context — John 9
8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
9 Some said, This is he: others [said], He is like him: [but] he said, I am [he].
10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
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ἀπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerἐκεῖνοςG1565 · ekeinosthatὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλεγόμενοςG3004 · legōto sayἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusπηλὸνG4081 · pēlosclayἐποίησενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐπέχρισένG2025 · epichriōto rub onμουG3165 · memeτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀφθαλμοὺςG3788 · ophthalmoseyeκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπένG2036 · eiponto sayμοιG3165 · memeὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatὕπαγεG5217 · hupagōto goεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΣιλωὰμG4611 · SilōamSiloamκαὶG2532 · kaiandνίψαι.G3538 · niptōto washἀπελθὼνG565 · aperchomaito go awayοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenκαὶG2532 · kaiandνιψάμενοςG3538 · niptōto washἀνέβλεψα.G308 · anablepōto look up/again
Cross-references
John 9:6-7When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,John 9:27He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear [it] again? will ye also be his disciples?Jeremiah 36:17And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?
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