John 9:30

30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

John 9:30 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
English Standard Version (ESV)
30 The man answered, "Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.
New Living Translation (NLT)
30 “Why, that’s very strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he comes from?
The Message Bible (MSG)
30 The man replied, "This is amazing! You claim to know nothing about him, but the fact is, he opened my eyes!
American Standard Version (ASV)
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and [yet] he opened mine eyes.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
30 The man replied to them, "That's amazing! You don't know where he's from. Yet, he gave me sight.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
30 "This is an amazing thing," the man told them. "You don't know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
30 The man answered, "That is really surprising! You don't know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.

John 9:30 Meaning and Commentary

John 9:30

The man answered and said unto them
Very appropriately and pertinently,

why herein is a marvellous thing;
strange and unaccountable,

that ye know not from whence he is;
that you learned doctors, men of sagacity and penetration, should not be able to discern that this man is of God, is a prophet sent by him, and that there should be any doubt from whence he comes, or from whom he has his commission:

and [yet] he hath opened mine eyes;
which was so clearly and plainly the work of the Messiah, and to be done by him when he came, ( Isaiah 35:4 Isaiah 35:5 ) ( 42:7 ) .

John 9:30 In-Context

28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”
30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.
32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
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