Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.

New American Standard Bible

He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”

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.

Holman Bible

He answered, “Whether or not He’s a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!”

International Standard Version

But he responded, "I don't know whether he is a sinner or not. The one thing I do know is that I used to be blind and now I can see!"

A Conservative Version

That man therefore answered and said, If he is sinful, I know not. One thing I know, that being blind, now I see.

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.

Amplified

Then he answered, “I do not know whether He is a sinner [separated from God]; but one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”

An Understandable Version

So, he answered, "I do not know if he is a sinner or not. But one thing I do know; I used to be blind, but now I can see."

Anderson New Testament

He answered and said: If he is a sinner, I know it not. One thing I do know, that having been blind, I now see.

Common New Testament

He answered, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know. One thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see."

Daniel Mace New Testament

whether he be so or not, said he, I don't know: one thing I very well know, that once I was blind, and now I see.

Darby Translation

He answered therefore, If he is sinful I know not. One thing I know, that, being blind before, now I see.

Godbey New Testament

Then he responded, If He is a sinner, I know not: one thing I do know, that being blind I now see.

Goodspeed New Testament

He answered, "I do not know about his being a sinful man. All I know is that I was blind before and now I can see."

John Wesley New Testament

He answered and said, That he is a sinner I know not: one thing I know, that I was blind, and now see.

Julia Smith Translation

He answered and said, If he be sinful, I know not: one thing I know, that, being blind, now I see.

King James 2000

He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or not, I know not: one thing I know, that, though I was blind, now I see.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then that man replied, "Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One [thing] I know--that [although I] was blind, now I see!"

Modern King James verseion

He answered and said, Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that being blind, now I see.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He answered and said, "Whether he be a sinner or no, I cannot tell. One thing I am sure of: that I was blind, and now I see."

Moffatt New Testament

To which he replied, "I do not know whether he is a sinner; one thing I do know, that once I was blind and now I can see."

Montgomery New Testament

"Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see."

NET Bible

He replied, "I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing -- that although I was blind, now I can see."

New Heart English Bible

He therefore answered, "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see."

Noyes New Testament

He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not; one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

Sawyer New Testament

Then he answered, Whether he is a sinner I know not; one thing I know, that having been blind, I now see.

The Emphasized Bible

He, therefore, answered - Whether he is a sinner, I know not: One thing, I know, - That, whereas I was, blind, now, I see!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then answered he and said, Whether this man be a sinner, I know not: one thing I do know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"I know nothing about his being a bad man," he replied; "one thing I do know, that although I was blind, now I can see."

Webster

He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see.

Weymouth New Testament

"Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know," he replied; "one thing I know--that I was once blind and that now I can see."

Williams New Testament

Then he answered, "I do not know whether He is a sinner. I do know one thing, that once I was blind but now I can see."

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."

Worrell New Testament

He, therefore, answered, "Whether He is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, though I was blind, now I see."

Worsley New Testament

He answered, and said, Whether He be a sinner, I know not: but one thing I know, that I who was blind, do now see.

Youngs 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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He
ἐκεῖνος 
Ekeinos 
that, those, he, the same, they,
Usage: 148

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

he be
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

a sinner
ἁμαρτωλός 
Hamartolos 
Usage: 31

or no, I know
εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

εἷς 
heis 
one, a, other, some, not tr,
Usage: 188

I know
εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

τυφλός 
Tuphlos 
Usage: 34

now
ἄρτι 
Arti 
Usage: 21

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 9:25

References

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Prayers for John 9:25

Context Readings

The Reaction Of The Pharisees To The Healing

24 So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner. 25 He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see. 26 Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?


Cross References

John 5:11

He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.

John 9:30

The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.

1 John 5:10

He who has faith in the Son of God has the witness in himself: he who has not faith in God makes him false, because he has not faith in the witness which God has given about his Son.

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