KJV King James Version
But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
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John 9:21
But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
WEB World English Bible
but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”
ASV American Standard Version
but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and how he now seeth, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; himself is of age, ask him; he himself shall speak concerning himself.’
Surrounding context — John 9
18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
22 These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
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πῶςG4459 · pōshow?!δὲG1161 · dethenνῦνG3568 · nunnowβλέπειG991 · blepōto seeοὐκG3756 · ounoοἴδαμεν,G6063 · oidato knowἢG2228 · ēorτίςG5101 · tiswhich?ἤνοιξενG455 · anoigōto openαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀφθαλμοὺςG3788 · ophthalmoseyeἡμεῖςG3165 · memeοὐκG3756 · ounoοἴδαμεν·G6063 · oidato knowαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐρωτήσατε,G2065 · erōtaōto askἡλικίανG2244 · hēlikiaage/heightἔχει·G2192 · echōto have/beαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heπερὶG4012 · periaboutἑαυτοῦG1438 · heautouthemselfλαλήσει.¶G2980 · laleōto speak
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