John 9:18 - Forerunner Commentary

John 9:18

16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This Man is not from God, because He does not¹ keep the Sabbath.” Others said, ^a“How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And ^bthere was a division among them.

17 They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?” He said, ^a“He is a prophet.”

18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight.

19 And they asked them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

20 His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

21 but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself.”

22 His parents said these things because ^athey feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he ^bwould be put out of the synagogue.

23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

Verse Comparison: John 9:18

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American Standard Version
The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight,

Amplified® Bible
However, the Jews did not believe that he had [really] been blind and that he had received his sight until they called (summoned) the parents of the man.

Contemporary English Version
But the Jewish leaders would not believe that the man had once been blind. They sent for his parents

Darby English Version
The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him that he was blind and had received sight, until they had called the parents of him that had received sight.

Good News Bible
The Jewish authorities, however, were not willing to believe that he had been blind and could now see, until they called his parents

International Standard Version
The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had been given sight until they summoned his parents

King James Version
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.

New American Standard Bible
The Jews then did not believe {it} of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight,

New International Version
The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man's parents.

New King James Version
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had formerly suffered blindness and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight,

Young's Literal Translation
and he said -- `He is a prophet.' The Jews, therefore, did not believe concerning him that he was blind and did receive sight, till that they called the parents of him who received sight,

New English Translation
Now the Jewish religious leaders¹ refused to believe² that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned³ the parents of the man who had become able to see.⁴

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