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He answeredἀπεκρίθηthem,αὐτοῖς“I toldΕἶπονyouὑμῖνalready,ἤδηandκαὶyou did notοὐκlisten.ἠκούσατεWhyτίdo you wantθέλετεto hear itἀκούεινagain?πάλινSurelyμὴyouὑμεῖςtooκαὶdo not wantθέλετεto becomeγενέσθαιhis disciples?”αὐτοῦ μαθηταὶ
John 9:27
Study it in the app“He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Surely you too do not want to become his disciples?””
With the Greek beneath
John 9:27, word by word
- He answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “I toldΕἶπονEipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Eipon” appears- alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- listenἠκούσατεēkousate
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “ēkousate” appears- do you wantθέλετεthelete
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelete” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- to becomeγενέσθαιgenesthai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genesthai” appears- his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears
The context
26So they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
27 · This verse (above)
28And they reviled him and said, “You are that man’s disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
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?