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John 9:13
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator states that the healed man is delivered to the Pharisees for questioning, following his earlier admission that he does not know Jesus’ current location. This occurs immediately after Jesus creates mud and opens the man’s eyes on a Sabbath.
The words — Ἄγουσιν (Agousin) translates literally as "they bring," indicating the active delivery of the man to the religious authorities. The phrase τὸν ποτε τυφλόν (ton pote typhlon) identifies him specifically as "the one who was once blind."
The thread — This pattern of bringing or reporting to the Pharisees recurs in John 8:3, where religious leaders bring a woman to Jesus, and John 11:46, where individuals go to report Jesus’ works to them.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to recognize that physical healing triggers institutional scrutiny, demanding accountability for how divine action intersects with established religious boundaries.
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The Greek words
King James Version
They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
Cross-references
- John 12:42 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 8:3 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
- John 11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
- John 11:57 But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
- John 12:19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”