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The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

John 9:32

In 9 translations

BSB
Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
KJV
Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
WEB
Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
ASV
Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
LSV
from the age it was not heard that anyone opened eyes of one who has been born blind;
YLT
from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind;
DBY
Since time was, it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind.
DRC
From the beginning of the world it hath not been heard, that any man hath opened the eyes of one born blind.
GNV
Since the world began, was it not heard, that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blinde.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἠνέῳξέν: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus: ἤνοιξέν.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐκ τοῦ αἰῶνος οὐκ ἠκούσθη ὅτι ἠνέῳξέν τις ὀφθαλμοὺς τυφλοῦ γεγεννημένου·
RP2018
Ἐκ τοῦ αἰῶνος οὐκ ἠκούσθη ὅτι ἤνοιξέν τις ὀφθαλμοὺς τυφλοῦ γεγεννημένου.
TR-Boyd
Ἐκ τοῦ αἰῶνος οὐκ ἠκούσθη ὅτι ἤνοιξέ τις ὀφθαλμοὺς τυφλοῦ γεγεννημένου.
SCR1894
εκ του αιωνος ουκ ηκουσθη οτι ηνοιξεν τις οφθαλμους τυφλου γεγεννημενου

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

  • Isaiah 64:4From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
  • Job 20:4Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
  • Luke 1:70as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
  • Revelation 16:18And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.

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