King James Version

John 9:25

He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and said” (καὶ εἶπεν·) before Whether here.

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἐκεῖνοςekeinosthatἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.ΕἰeiWhetherεἰparticle — “Whether”G1487if.Whetherἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosa sinnerἁμαρτωλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a sinner”, the subject formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.This verse uses “a sinner”.a sinnerἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἶδαoidato perceiveοἶδαverb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveἓνhenone thingεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “one thing”, the object formG1520one.one thingοἶδαoidato perceiveοἶδαverb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatτυφλὸςtuphlosblindτυφλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “blind”, the subject formG5185blind, physically or mentally.blindὢνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἄρτιartinowἄρτιadverb — “now”G737now, just now, at this moment.This verse uses “now”.nowβλέπωblepōI seeβλέπωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.I see

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἶπενeipensaidἔπω (epō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, a single actionG2036to say

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he answered, therefore, and said, 'If he be a sinner — I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

Young’s Literal Translation

he answered, therefore, and said, 'If he be a sinner — I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.'

World English Bible

He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”

Darby Translation

He answered therefore, If he is sinful I know not. One thing I know, that, being blind [before], now I see.

Douay-Rheims

He said therefore to them: If he be a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see.

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