Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
The neighbors therefore and those who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is this not he who sits and begs?
New American Standard Bible
Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to
King James Version
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Holman Bible
His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the man who sat begging?”
International Standard Version
Then the neighbors and those who had previously seen him as a beggar said, "This is the man who used to sit and beg, isn't it?"
American Standard Version
The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Amplified
So the neighbors, and those who used to know him as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”
An Understandable Version
Then the neighbors, who had seen the man begging previously, said, "Is not this the man who [used to] sit there and beg?"
Anderson New Testament
Then his neighbors, and those who had before seen him, that he was blind, said: Is not this he that sat and begged?
Bible in Basic English
Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?
Common New Testament
The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
the neighbours therefore, and they who before had seen him begging, said, is not this he that used to sit begging?
Darby Translation
The neighbours therefore, and those who used to see him before, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that was sitting and begging?
Godbey New Testament
Then the neighbors, and those seeing him previously, because he was a beggar, continued to say, Is not this the one sitting and begging?
Goodspeed New Testament
Then his neighbors and people who had formerly seen him begging, said, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"
John Wesley New Testament
Then the neighbours and they who had seen him before, when he was blind, said, Is not this he who used to sit begging?
Julia Smith Translation
Then the neighbors, and those seeing him before that he was blind, said, Is not this he sitting and begging?
King James 2000
The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the neighbors and those who saw him previously (because he was a beggar) began to say, "Is this man not the one who used to sit and beg?"
Modern King James verseion
Then the neighbors and those who had seen him before, that he was blind, said, Is this not he who was sitting and begging?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The neighbours, and they that had seen him before how that he was a beggar said, "Is not this he that sat and begged?"
Moffatt New Testament
Whereupon the neighbours and those to whom he had been a familiar sight as a beggar, said, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?"
Montgomery New Testament
Upon this the neighbors and those who used to know him by sight as a beggar, began asking, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"
NET Bible
Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previously as a beggar began saying, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?"
New Heart English Bible
The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was a beggar before, said, "Is not this he who sat and begged?"
Noyes New Testament
The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him as a beggar, said, Is not this he that sits and begs?
Sawyer New Testament
Then the neighbors and those who had seen him before, because he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
The Emphasized Bible
The neighbours, therefore, and they who used to observe him aforetime - that he was, a beggar, were saying - Is not, this, he that used to sit and beg?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The neighbours therefore, and they who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is not this the man who was sitting and begging?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Upon this his neighbors, and those who had formerly known him by sight as a beggar, exclaimed: "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"
Webster
The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Weymouth New Testament
His neighbours, therefore, and the other people to whom he had been a familiar object because he was a beggar, began asking, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"
Williams New Testament
Now his neighbors and those who saw that he was formerly blind, kept saying, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"
World English Bible
The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, "Isn't this he who sat and begged?"
Worrell New Testament
The neighbors, therefore, and those formerly beholding him, that he was a beggar, said, "Is not this he that sits and begs?"
Worsley New Testament
And the neighbors, and they that had seen him before, that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat begging?
Youngs Literal Translation
the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, 'Is not this he who is sitting and begging?'
Themes
Beggars » Instances of » The blind man
Converts » Zealous » The blind men
Siloam » Jesus directs the blind man whom he had healed to wash in
religious Testimony » Encouraged examples of » Living witnesses
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Houtos
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 9:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Man Born Blind Is Given Sight
7 And he said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is translated, He who has been sent). Therefore he went and washed, and came seeing. 8 The neighbors therefore and those who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is this not he who sits and begs? 9 Others said, He is this man, but others said, He is like him. That man said, I am.
Names
Cross References
Ruth 1:19
So those two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and [the women] said, Is this Naomi?
1 Samuel 2:8
He raises up the poor out of the dust, he lifts up the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with rulers, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
1 Samuel 21:11
And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Mark 10:46
And they come to Jericho. And as he went out from Jericho, and his disciples and a considerable crowd, Bartimaeus, the blind son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road begging.
Luke 16:20-22
But there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who had been placed near his gate, covered with sores,
Luke 18:35
And it came to pass as he approached Jericho, a certain blind man sat beside the road begging.
Acts 3:2-11
And a certain man, being lame from his mother's belly, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask charity from those who entered into the temple,