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Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind

John 9:10

In 9 translations

BSB
“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
KJV
Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
WEB
They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”
ASV
They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?
LSV
They said, therefore, to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
YLT
They said, therefore, to him, 'How were thine eyes opened?'
DBY
They said therefore to him, How have thine eyes been opened?
DRC
They said therefore to him: How were thy eyes opened?
GNV
Therefore they sayd vnto him, Howe were thine eyes opened?

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Westcott–Hort include οὖν (“then”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἠνεῴχθησάν: Textus Receptus: ἀνεῴχθησάν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: Πῶς. Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read Πῶς; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition add οὖν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ· Πῶς ἠνεῴχθησάν σου οἱ ὀφθαλμοί;
RP2018
Ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ, Πῶς ἀνεῴχθησάν σου οἱ ὀφθαλμοί;
TR-Boyd
Ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ, Πῶς ἀνεῴχθησάν σου οἱ ὀφθαλμοί;σου ¦ σοι ELZ
SCR1894
ελεγον ουν αυτω πως ανεωχθησαν σου οι οφθαλμοι

Who and where

◆ Blind Man Healed

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Ecclesiastes 11:5As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
  • Mark 4:27Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
  • John 9:21But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
  • John 9:26“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
  • John 3:9“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:35But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
  • John 9:15So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”

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