23 Because of this his parents said, “He is a mature adult;[a] ask him.”)

24 So they summoned the man who had been blind for the second time and said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner!” 25 Then that man replied, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I know—that although I[b] was blind, now I see!”

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Footnotes

  1. John 9:23 Literally “he has maturity”
  2. John 9:25 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as concessive

23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”(A)

24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,”(B) they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”(C)

25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

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