The Meaning of John 9:20 Explained

John 9:20

KJV: His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

YLT: His parents answered them and said, 'We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

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

ASV: His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of John 9:20?

MEANING: What does John 9:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in John 9:20 mean?

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What is the context of John 9:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does John 9:20 Mean?

Context Summary

John 9:13-25 - The Testimony Of Personal Experience

The jealous Pharisees now set themselves to discredit the miracle and to throw suspicion upon the witness. But their hostility, prompted by jealousy and vindictiveness, forced the healed man to realize the moral majesty of Jesus. His eyes became opened to the true values of things, as well as to the world of nature. In a day he had grown far away from the parents, who were simple people, unaccustomed to the glare of publicity, and very much afraid of these religious magnates.

It is marvelous to note this man proving himself more than a match for his opponents, and answering them with a simplicity and a majesty that confounded them. Matthew 10:19. He needed, however, a touch that no human wisdom could impart, and this was given by Christ, who always seeks those whom man casts out and those who dare to live up to the truth they know. Notice the steps: He is a prophet; He is not a sinner; He is from God; he worshiped Him. None come in contact with Christ without being blinded or enlightened. Our guilt is proportioned to our refusal of the light. [source]

Chapter Summary: John 9

¹ The man born blind is restored to sight
⁸ He is brought to the Pharisees
¹³ They are offended at it;
³⁵ but he is received of Jesus, and confesses him
³⁹ Who they are whom Jesus enlightens

Greek Commentary for John 9:20

We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind [Οιδαμεν οτι ουτος εστιν ο υιος ημων και οτι τυπλος εγεννητη]
These two questions the parents answer clearly and thus cut the ground from under the disbelief of these Pharisees as to the fact of the cure (John 9:18). So these Pharisees made a failure here. [source]

What do the individual words in John 9:20 mean?

Answered therefore the parents of him and said We know that this is the son of us blind he was born

Ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπαν Οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς ἡμῶν τυφλὸς ἐγεννήθη

Ἀπεκρίθησαν	Answered
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἀποκρίνομαι Sense: to give an answer to a question proposed, to answer.
γονεῖς	parents
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: γονεύς Sense: fathers, parent, the parents.
αὐτοῦ	of him
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
εἶπαν	said
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say.
Οἴδαμεν	We know
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 1st Person Plural Root: οἶδα Sense: to see.
ὅτι	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since.
οὗτός	this
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: οὗτος Sense: this.
υἱὸς	son
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: υἱός Sense: a son.
ἡμῶν	of us
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Plural Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my.
τυφλὸς	blind
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: τυφλός Sense: blind.
ἐγεννήθη	he was born
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: γεννάω Sense: of men who fathered children.

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