John 9
John 9 | |
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← Papyrus 5, written about AD 250. | |
Book | Gospel of John |
Category | Gospel |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 4 |
John 9 is the ninth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It maintains the previous chapter's theme "Jesus is light",[1] recording the healing of an unnamed man who had been blind from birth, a miracle performed by Jesus, and their subsequent dealings with the Pharisees.[2] The man born blind comes to complete faith in Jesus, while some of the Pharisees remain in their sin.[3] The author of the book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this Gospel.[4]
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 41 verses. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
- Papyrus 75 (AD 175–225)
- Papyrus 66 (c. 200).
- Codex Vaticanus (325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (330-360)
- Codex Bezae (c. 400)
- Codex Alexandrinus (400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (c. 450; extant verses 1–10)
- Papyrus 128 (6th/7th century; extant verses 3–4)
Themes in this chapter
René Kieffer notes the similarity between this chapter and
- John 9:1–12 = A Man Born Blind Receives Sight
- John 9:13–34 = The Pharisees Excommunicate the Healed Man
- John 9:35–41 = True Vision and True Blindness
Location
Jesus and His disciples are said to be "passing by" or "going along",
Chronology
The initial events of this chapter occur on a
Verse 4
- I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.[9]
This verse begins with "we must" (
Verse 14
- Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.[13]
The circumstances are similar to the healing at Bethesda in John 5.[3]
Verse 22
- The Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He (Jesus) was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.[14]
"The word for ‘out of the synagogue’ (Greek: ἀποσυνάγωγος) is peculiar to John, occurring [in] John 12:42, John 16:2, and nowhere else".[15] The decision has been linked to the possible Council of Jamnia which was once thought to have decided the content of the Jewish canon sometime in the late 1st century (c. 70–90 AD).[16]
Verse 34 confirms that "they cast him out",[17] the Amplified Bible and the New Living Translation adding text to refer to his exclusion from the synagogue.[18]
Verse 38
- Then he said, "Lord, I believe!" And he worshiped Him.[19]
A few manuscripts, such as Papyrus 75 and Codex Sinaiticus, omit the whole of verse 38 and the beginning of verse 39.[20]
See also
- Healing the man blind from birth
- Jesus Christ
- Pool of Siloam
- Other related Bible parts: 2 Kings 20, 2 Chronicles 32, Isaiah 8
References
- ^ a b Watkins, H. W., Ellicott's Commentary for Modern Readers on John 8, accessed 16 May 2016
- ^ Halley, Henry H., Halley's Bible Handbook: an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ a b c d e Kieffer, R., John in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), The Oxford Bible Commentary Archived 2017-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, p. 978
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ Biblical Studies Press LLC, Footnote a at John 9:1 in the NEw English Translation, accessed 22 January 2024
- ^ John 9:1: New English Translation
- ^ JewishEncyclopedia.com, Jerusalem: Synagogues and Schools, accessed 26 May 2016
- ^ Pulpit Commentary on John 9, accessed 16 May 2016
- ^ John 9:4: NKJV
- ^ John 9:4: Westcott-Hort
- ^ John 9:4: NIV
- ^ John 9:4: Vulgate
- ^ John 9:14 NKJV
- ^ John 9:22 NKJV
- ^ Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on John 9, accessed 19 May 2016
- ^ Graetz, Heinrich (1871). "Der alttestamentliche Kanon und sein Abschluss (The Old Testament Canon and its finalisation)". Kohélet, oder der Salomonische Prediger (Kohélet, or Ecclesiastes) (in German). Leipzig: Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung. pp. 147–173
- ^ John 9:34
- BibleGateway.com, Versions of John 9:34
- ^ John 9:38: NKJV
- ^ Kieffer, R., John in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), The Oxford Bible Commentary Archived 2017-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, p. 979
External links
- John 9 King James Bible - Wikisource
- English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)
Preceded by John 8 |
Chapters of the Bible Gospel of John |
Succeeded by John 10 |