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John 9:11

He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

KJV

ἀπεκρίθη ἐκεῖνος· ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ λεγόμενος Ἰησοῦς πηλὸν ἐποίησεν καὶ ἐπέχρισέν μου τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ εἶπέν μοι ὅτι ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν Σιλωὰμ καὶ νίψαι· ἀπελθὼν οὖν καὶ νιψάμενος ἀνέβλεψα.

Greek NT

Respondit : Ille homo qui dicitur Jesus, lutum fecit : et unxit oculos meos, et dixit mihi : Vade ad natatoria Siloë, et lava. Et abii, et lavi, et video.

Vulgate

He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight.

ASV

He answered: That man that is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me: Go to the pool of Siloe and wash. And I went: I washed: and I see.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Σιλωάμ
siloam
noun · 3×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νίπτω
nipto
verb · 17×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πηλός
pelos
noun · 6×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ἀναβλέπω
anablepo
verb · 25×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐπιχρίω
epichrio
verb · 2×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
noun · 100×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑπάγω
upago
verb · 81×

Textual variants

5 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: ἐκεῖνος | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐκεῖνος | RP: + καὶ εἶπεν
  • ἐκεῖνοςSBLGNT
  • ἐκεῖνοςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + καὶ εἶπενRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: Ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ | WH/Treg/NIV: Ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ | RP: Ἄνθρωπος
  • Ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁSBLGNT
  • Ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἌνθρωποςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: ὅτι | WH/Treg/NIV: ὅτι
  • ὅτιSBLGNT
  • ὅτιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τὸν | WH/Treg/NIV: τὸν | RP: τὴν κολυμβήθραν τοῦ
  • τὸνSBLGNT
  • τὸνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τὴν κολυμβήθραν τοῦRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: οὖν | WH/Treg/NIV: οὖν | RP: δὲ
  • οὖνSBLGNT
  • οὖνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • δὲRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 5:15 — The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
  • John 9:6 — When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
  • John 9:7 — And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.