Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath. New Living Translation because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him. English Standard Version Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. Berean Standard Bible Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. Berean Literal Bible Now the day in which Jesus had made the clay and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. King James Bible And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. New King James Version Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. New American Standard Bible Now it was a Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. NASB 1995 Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. NASB 1977 Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Legacy Standard Bible Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. Amplified Bible Now it was on a Sabbath day that Jesus made the mud and opened the man’s eyes. Christian Standard Bible The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. Holman Christian Standard Bible The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. American Standard Version Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. English Revised Version Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. GOD'S WORD® Translation The day when Jesus mixed the spit and dirt and gave the man sight was a day of worship. Good News Translation The day that Jesus made the mud and cured him of his blindness was a Sabbath. International Standard Version Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and healed his eyes. Majority Standard Bible Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. NET Bible (Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was a Sabbath.) New Heart English Bible Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. Webster's Bible Translation And it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Weymouth New Testament Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened the man's eyes was the Sabbath. World English Bible It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Berean Literal Bible Now the day in which Jesus had made the clay and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. Young's Literal Translation and it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Smith's Literal Translation And it was the sabbath, when Jesus made clay, and opened his eyes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow it was the sabbath, when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Catholic Public Domain Version Now it was the Sabbath, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. New American Bible Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath. New Revised Standard Version Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But it was the Sabbath when Yeshua made clay and opened his eyes for him. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. Godbey New Testament And it was the Sabbath on the day on which Jesus made mortar, and opened his eyes. Haweis New Testament (Now it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the mud, and opened his eyes.) Mace New Testament now it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and gave him his sight. Weymouth New Testament Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened the man's eyes was the Sabbath. Worrell New Testament And it was a sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and anointed his eyes. Worsley New Testament Now it was the sabbath-day, when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Pharisees Investigate the Healing13They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. 15So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”… Cross References Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ... Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ... Isaiah 58:13-14 If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Jeremiah 17:21-22 This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. Nehemiah 13:15-22 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. / Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. / Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? ... Ezekiel 20:12 I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. Matthew 12:1-8 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... Mark 2:23-28 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ... Luke 6:1-5 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... John 5:9-18 Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, / so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.” / But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” ... John 7:22-23 But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath? Matthew 12:9-14 Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue, / and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” / He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? ... Mark 3:1-6 Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. / In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. / Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.” ... Luke 13:10-17 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, / and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight. / When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.” ... Luke 14:1-6 One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely. / Right there before Him was a man with dropsy. / So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” ... Treasury of Scripture And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. John 5:9,16 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath… John 7:21-23 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel… Matthew 12:1-14 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat… Jump to Previous Clay Earth Eyes Jesus Mixed Mud Open Opened SabbathJump to Next Clay Earth Eyes Jesus Mixed Mud Open Opened SabbathJohn 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. Now the day This phrase sets the temporal context for the events described. In the Gospel of John, time is often used to highlight the unfolding of God's plan through Jesus Christ. The use of "now" indicates a specific moment in the narrative, drawing attention to the significance of the events that are about to be described. It serves as a reminder that God's timing is perfect and that each moment in Jesus' ministry was divinely orchestrated. on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath When Jesus made the clay.--This is mentioned as a servile work which contravened the Sabbath law. The anointing the eyes with spittle on the Sabbath was specially forbidden by the decrees of the Rabbis. They held that no work of healing might be performed on the Sabbath except in cases of immediate danger. On the question of our Lord's relation to the Sabbath day, comp. Notes on John 5:16 et seq., and on Matthew 12:10; Luke 13:11-16; Luke 14:1-5. . . . Verse 14. - Now it was sabbath on the day that Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The phrase is peculiar, and implies that the day may have been a festival sabbath. The introduction here shows that the difficulty of the neighbors and other friends had already been raised, and something more than a desire on their part for religious guidance actuated their appeal to the Pharisees. Why should the healed man be taken to the Pharisees, or the synagogue-court at all, unless some question of casuistry had been raised? The movement was one unquestionably adverse to Jesus. It could have had no other motive. Nor can any doubt arise that Jesus had violated the rabbinical rules of the sabbath, though his act had been in perfect harmony with the spirit and even letter of the Mosaic Law. The making of clay with the spittle and the sand was an infringement of the rule ('Shabbath,' 24:3). It was curiously laid down in one of the vexatious interpretations (preserved in Jerusalem Gemara on 'Shabbath,' 14) that while "wine could by way of remedy be applied to the eyelid, on the ground that this might be treated as washing, it was sinful to apply it to the inside of the eye" (Edersheim). And it was positively forbidden (in the same Gemara) to apply saliva to the eyelid, because this would be the application of a remedy. All medicinal appliances, unless in cases of danger to life or limb, were likewise forbidden. Consequently, the Lord had broken with the traditional glosses on the Law in more ways than one (see Winer, 'Bibl. Realw.,' 2:346; Lightfoot, ' Ad Joan. 9; 'Wetstein on Matthew 12:9; Wunsche, in loc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Nowδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the] day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. on ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. which ᾗ (hē) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. had made ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mud πηλὸν (pēlon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4081: Clay, mud. Perhaps a primary word; clay. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. opened ἀνέῳξεν (aneōxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. eyes ὀφθαλμούς (ophthalmous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a Sabbath. σάββατον (sabbaton) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4521: The Sabbath, a week. Links John 9:14 NIVJohn 9:14 NLT John 9:14 ESV John 9:14 NASB John 9:14 KJV John 9:14 BibleApps.com John 9:14 Biblia Paralela John 9:14 Chinese Bible John 9:14 French Bible John 9:14 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 9:14 It was a Sabbath when Jesus made (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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