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Soοὖνthey sayλέγουσινto the blind manτῷ τυφλῷagain,πάλιν“WhatΤίdo youσὺsayλέγειςaboutπερὶhim,αὐτοῦsinceὅτιhe openedἠνέῳξένyour eyes?”σου τοὺς ὀφθαλμούςAndδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν“He isἐστίνa prophet.”Προφήτης
John 9:17
Study it in the app“So they say to the blind man again, “What do you say about him, since he opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.””
With the Greek beneath
John 9:17, word by word
- they sayλέγουσινlegousin
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousin” appears- to the blind manτυφλῷtyphlōi
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “typhlōi” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- he openedἠνέῳξένēneōixen
open
Open.
Where else “ēneōixen” appears- your eyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmous
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appears- “He isἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a prophetΠροφήτηςProphētēs
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “Prophētēs” appears
The context
16So some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them.
17 · This verse (above)
18So the Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight
To study John 9 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do to heal the man born blind, and what does he tell him to do? How does the man answer the Pharisees? (vv. 6-7, 24-34)
2. What it means
The disciples asked who had sinned, and Jesus answered something else (vv. 2-3). What does he want to show through this healing? (vv. 3-5, 39)
3. How I live it
The man said, “One thing I know: though I was blind, now I see” (v. 25). What can you say simply about what God has done in you?