KJV King James Version
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.
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John 9:25
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
WEB World English Bible
He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
ASV American Standard Version
He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he answered, therefore, and said, ‘If he be a sinner—I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.’
Surrounding context — John 9
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.
25 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.
26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear [it] again? will ye also be his disciples?
28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
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ἈπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenἐκεῖνοςG1565 · ekeinosthatεἰG1487 · eiifἁμαρτωλόςG268 · hamartōlossinfulἐστινG1510 · eimito beοὐκG3756 · ounoοἶδα·G6063 · oidato knowἓνG1520 · ehisoneοἶδαG6063 · oidato knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatτυφλὸςG5185 · tuphlosblindὢνG1510 · eimito beἄρτιG737 · artinowβλέπω.G991 · blepōto see
Cross-references
1 John 5:10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.John 9:30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and [yet] he hath opened mine eyes.John 5:11He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
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