John Chapter 9 verse 25 Holy Bible
He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
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He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.
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He answered therefore, If he is sinful I know not. One thing I know, that, being blind [before], now I see.
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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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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."
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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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John 9 : 25 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - He therefore answered (and said), Whether he be a sinner - using the words of "the Jews" ironically - I know not. You assert it, but the facts of my experience are altogether of a different kind. I do not know, as you say that you do. The Jews reason from foregone prejudices; the healed man has no such evidence, no such grounds - he adds in immortal words, One thing I know with invincible conviction, that whereas I was blind (De Wette says there is no need to regard the ὤν as an imperfect participle, and the present suggests the whole career of the man from birth till that memorable morning), now I see. The plain consistent testimony of the man triumphs over their logic, which sought to bewilder his judgment. The language which a deeply felt experience can always bring against the a priori demonstrations of the insufficiency of the evidence of Divine revelation. I was blind; now I see the face of God in nature, the kingdom of God all around me, the fact of my own forgiveness, the dawning of a brighter day.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not.--The words, "or no," are added to the text, but rightly complete the meaning. He, like his parents, will confine himself to matters of fact coming under his own certain knowledge. They had declared authoritatively that they knew this Man to be one whose life was characterised by sin. He is convinced that this cannot be so (John 9:31; John 9:33), but he does not dispute their assertion; he simply makes his own, which cannot be gainsaid, and which cuts the ground from under them.One thing I know.--For this use of "one thing" to mark the chief thing which is so important that all others are excluded, and it is left as the only one in the mind, comp. Mark 10:21 ("one thing thou lackest") and Luke 10:42 ("one thing is needful").Whereas I was blind, now I see.--Better, Being a blind man, now I see. He places the two things in contrast. He was the well-known "blind man," whose experience of his own blindness had extended from birth to manhood. They declare that he has not been healed. He is conscious of his power to see, and this one thing he affirms. The difficulty is of their making; let them explain it as they think best.
