John 9:20

20 His parents replied, "We know that he's our son and that he was born blind.

John 9:20 Meaning and Commentary

John 9:20

His parents answered them, and said
What follows, which contains distinct answers to the several questions: and to the first they reply very freely, and with great confidence,

we know that this is our son;
for though his receiving his sight made a considerable alteration in him, yet his features were the same; and there might be some marks in his body, which they were acquainted with, by which they knew assuredly he was their son: and if even the neighbours, though they disagreed about him, yet some of them knew him to be the same person that had been blind and begged, then much more his parents; and even those who said it was not he, yet they owned he was like him: and with respect to the second question they answer,

and that he was born blind:
this they were ready to attest, and did attest.

John 9:20 In-Context

18 Until they talked to the man's parents, the Jews didn't believe that the man had been blind and had been given sight.

19 They asked his parents, "Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? Why can he see now?"

20 His parents replied, "We know that he's our son and that he was born blind.

21 But we don't know how he got his sight or who gave it to him. You'll have to ask him. He's old enough to answer for himself."

22 (His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. The Jews had already agreed to put anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ out of the synagogue.