King James Version
John 9:13 in the King James Version says “They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.” — study this verse from John chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.”
John 9:13 · KJV
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.
Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They brought”
G71properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“the Pharisees”
G5330a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
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