Bible Strands
John 9:12
“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The healed man answers the interrogators' question about the healer's location immediately after recounting the mud-anointing and washing at Siloam.
The words — The Greek ποῦ (pou) literally means "Where," framing the interrogators' demand for the healer's whereabouts, while οὐκ (ouk) negates the man's knowledge of that location.
The thread — The interrogative demand for a figure's location appears in John 7:11, the reporting of a healer's instructions recurs in John 5:11, and the pastoral inquiry pattern mirrors Exodus 2:18.
Why it lands — The text records a direct refusal to locate a divine agent, requiring the reader to accept personal testimony over geographical tracking.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
Cross-references
- Exodus 2:18 When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”
- John 5:11 But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
- John 7:11 So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”