And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
Parallel translations
- WEB The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
- KJV The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
- NKJV The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
- NASB The man went away, and informed the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
- NLT Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him.
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Quick answer
The man told the leaders it was Jesus who had healed him. His report, whether grateful or fearful, intensifies the opposition to Jesus.
Overview
Once the man learns Jesus' identity, he reports it to the authorities. The text leaves his motive unstated. The effect is to bring the conflict to a head, as the leaders now turn their attention directly against Jesus.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- John 9:11–12He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
- Mark 1:45But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
- John 9:25He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
- John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
- John 9:15So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
- John 9:30“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
- John 5:12“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
- John 9:34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
- John 1:19And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
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