Bible Strands
John 9:19
and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Jewish authorities summon the healed man’s parents to verify his miraculous sight. They pose two direct questions to the parents about the man’s identity and the mechanism of his sudden vision.
The words — ἠρώτησαν (ērōtēsan) translates literally as “they asked,” and υἱὸς (huios) means “son.” These terms establish the official nature of the inquiry and the specific familial relationship under examination.
The thread — The demand for verification of a witnessed healing occurs in John 9:8, while the inability of officials to counter a publicly confirmed miracle aligns with Acts 4:14 and Acts 3:10.
Why it lands — The text requires a factual account of observed events before accepting supernatural claims. It forces the reader to weigh direct testimony against institutional skepticism.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
Cross-references
- John 9:8 At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
- Acts 4:14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.
- Acts 3:10 they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.