John 9:25

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

So, he answered, “I do not know if he is a sinner or not. But one thing I do know; I used to be blind, but now I can see.”

Cross References

John 5:11

But he replied to them, “The same man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your cot and walk.’”

John 9:24

So, they called the [former] blind man a second time, and said to him, “Give honor to God [Note: In Jewish idiom this phrase meant “tell the truth.” See Josh. 7:19]; we know this man is a sinner.”

John 9:26

The Pharisees said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he restore your sight?”

John 9:30

The man replied, “Is not that strange! You do not know where he came from and yet he restored my sight! [Note: The next sentence may be the beggar stating the Pharisees’ argument. See verse 24].

1 John 5:10

The person who [sincerely] believes in God’s Son has the evidence [of it] within his heart, [confirming God’s testimony]. The person who does not believe God [i.e., what He says about Jesus], accuses Him of lying, because he has not accepted the [irrefutable] testimony of God concerning [the identity and mission of] His Son.