Bible Strands
John 9:11
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The healed man addresses the Pharisees who are interrogating him about his blindness. He responds directly to their question regarding the method by which his eyes were opened.
The words — ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) = man and λεγόμενος (legomenos) = being named. The text records the speaker’s precise description of Jesus using only the human identifier “the man they call Jesus.”
The thread — The narrative sequence of physical restoration followed by interrogation appears in John 9:6 and John 9:27, while the formal question-and-answer structure parallels the judicial examination in Jeremiah 36:17.
Why it lands — The text reports only the man’s chronological account of the mud, the command, the washing, and the sight without adding commentary. A reader must accept the plain sequence of obedience and result as the complete testimony.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
Cross-references
- John 9:6 When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
- John 9:27 He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
- Jeremiah 36:17 “Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?”