John 9:6 Parallel Translations

After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground and mixed the spit with dirt. Then he smeared it on the man's eyes(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

ASV:

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

BBE:

Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,

DBY:

Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud of the spittle, and put the mud, as ointment, on his eyes.

ERV:

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

WEY:

After thus speaking, He spat on the ground, and then, kneading the dust and spittle into clay, He smeared the clay over the man's eyes and said to him,

WBS:

When he had thus spoken, he spit on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

WEB:

When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man's eyes with the mud,

YLT:

These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,

John 9:6 Cross References

XREF:

Mark 7:33 Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;

Mark 8:23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, "Do you see anything?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

9:6 {3} When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
(3) Christ healing the man born blind by taking the symbol of clay, and afterward the symbol of the fountain of Siloam
(which signifies sent) shows that as he at the beginning made man, so does he again restore both his body and soul: and yet in such a way that he himself comes first of his own accord to heal us.

WES:

9:6 He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay - This might almost have blinded a man that had sight. But what could it do toward curing the blind? It reminds us that God is no farther from the event, when he works either with, or without means, and that all the creatures are only that which his almighty operation makes them.

MHC:

9:1-7 Christ cured many who were blind by disease or accident; here he cured one born blind. Thus he showed his power to help in the most desperate cases, and the work of his grace upon the souls of sinners, which gives sight to those blind by nature. This poor man could not see Christ, but Christ saw him. And if we know or apprehend anything of Christ, it is because we were first known of him. Christ says of uncommon calamities, that they are not always to be looked on as special punishments of sin; sometimes they are for the glory of God, and to manifest his works. Our life is our day, in which it concerns us to do the work of the day. We must be busy, and not waste day-time; it will be time to rest when our day is done, for it is but a day. The approach of death should quicken us to improve all our opportunities of doing and getting good. What good we have an opportunity to do, we should do quickly. And he that will never do a good work till there is nothing to be objected against, will leave many a good work for ever undone, Ec 11:4. Christ magnified his power, in making a blind man to see, doing that which one would think more likely to make a seeing man blind. Human reason cannot judge of the Lord's methods; he uses means and instruments that men despise. Those that would be healed by Christ must be ruled by him. He came back from the pool wondering and wondered at; he came seeing. This represents the benefits in attending on ordinances of Christ's appointment; souls go weak, and come away strengthened; go doubting, and come away satisfied; go mourning, and come away rejoicing; go blind, and come away seeing.

CONC:

Anointed Applied Blind Clay Dust Ground Kneading Man's Mixed Mouth Mud Ointment Rubbed Saliva Saying Smeared Spat Speaking Spit Spittle Spoken Thus

Anointed Applied Blind Clay Dust Earth Eyes Ground Kneading Mixed Mouth Mud Ointment Saliva Smeared Spat Speaking Spit Spittle Water Words

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