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Some ofἐκthe Phariseesτῶν Φαρισαίωνwhoοἱwereὄντεςwithμετ’himαὐτοῦheardἤκουσανthese things,ταῦταandκαὶthey saidεἶπονto him,αὐτῷ“SurelyΜὴweἡμεῖςareἐσμενnotΜὴblindτυφλοίtoo?”καὶ
John 9:40
Study it in the app“Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, “Surely we are not blind too?””
With the Greek beneath
John 9:40, word by word
- the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaiōn” appears- wereὄντεςontes
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ontes” appears- heardἤκουσανēkousan
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousan” appears- they saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- blindτυφλοίtyphloi
blind to truth
Someone who does not see the truth.
Where else “typhloi” appears
The context
39And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”
40 · This verse (above)
41Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin; but now you say, ‘We see’; your sin remains.”
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?