So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
- KJV They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
- NKJV They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
- NASB So they *said again to the man who was blind, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”
- NLT Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, “What’s your opinion about this man who healed you?” The man replied, “I think he must be a prophet.”
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Asked again about Jesus, the healed man says, "He is a prophet." His understanding of Jesus is growing.
Overview
Pressed for his own opinion, the man advances from naming Jesus to calling him a prophet, one sent by God. His confession deepens as he reflects on the miracle. This progression toward fuller faith contrasts with the Pharisees' hardening, tracing the man's journey toward worshiping Jesus as Lord.
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Cross-references · 7
- John 4:19“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
- John 6:14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
- Acts 3:22–26For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
- Matt 21:11The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Luke 24:19“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
- Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Acts 2:22Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
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