King James Version
John 9:8 in the King James Version says “The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged...” — study this verse from John chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?”
John 9:8 · KJV
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, anointed: or, spread the clay upon the eyes of the blind man
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.
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
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“The neighbours”
G1069a neighbour (as adjoining one's ground); by implication, a friend
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“had seen”
G2334to be a spectator of, i.e., discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
“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
“said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“he that sat”
G2521and ???? (to sit; akin to the base of g1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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