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WeἡμεῖςknowοἴδαμενthatὅτιGodὁ θεόςhas spokenλελάληκενto Moses,Μωϋσεῖbutδὲas for this man,τοῦτονwe do notοὐκknowοἴδαμενwhereπόθενhe is from.”ἐστίν
John 9:29
Study it in the app“We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he is from.””
With the Greek beneath
John 9:29, word by word
- knowοἴδαμενoidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appears- Godθεόςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- has spokenλελάληκενlelalēken
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lelalēken” appears- to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōysei
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysei” appears- whereπόθενpothen
from where?
From where? where from?
Where else “pothen” appears- he is fromἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears
The context
28And they reviled him and said, “You are that man’s disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
29 · This verse (above)
30The man answered and said to them, “Why, this is an amazing thing, that you do not know where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes!
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?