John 9:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 9:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Οἱ
ho
G3588
the
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
γείτονες
geítōn
G1069
neighbor
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
θεωροῦντες
theōréō
G2334
to behold
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πρότερον
próteron
G4386
before
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
προσαίτης
prosaitéō
G4319
to ask alms
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἔλεγον
légō
G3004
to say
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
οὗτός
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
καθήμενος
káthēmai
G2521
to sit down
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
προσαιτῶν
prosaitéō
G4319
to ask alms
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World English Bible Public Domain
The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, "Isn't this he who sat and begged?"
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King James Version Public Domain
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the neighbors and the ones seeing him previously, that he was a beggar, began saying, “Is not this the one sitting and begging?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).