John 9:7
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) John 9:7 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means "Sent"). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means "Sent"). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,” (which is translated “Sent”). So he went away and washed and came back seeing.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means "Sent"). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And sayd vnto him, Go wash in the poole of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came againe seeing.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And said to him: Go, wash in the pool of Siloe, which is interpreted, Sent. He went therefore, and washed, and he came seeing.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
`Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,' which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and did wash, and came seeing;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
“Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,” which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and washed, and came seeing;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,” (which is translated “Sent”). So the man went away, washed, and came back seeing.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,” (which is translated “Sent”). So he went away and washed and came back seeing.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
And he said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which is interpreted, Sent. He went therefore and washed, and came seeing.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jesus told him, “Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “sent”). So the man went and washed, and when he went home he could see.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
and said to him, “Go wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went and washed, and came away seeing.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
and sayde vnto him: Goo wesshe the in the pole of Syloe which by interpretacion signifieth sent. He went his waye and wasshed and cam agayne seinge.
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- Appears 3× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at John 5:2
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Accusative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Feminine
Full Thayer's Definition
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- εἶπεν légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτῷ autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- ὕπαγε hypágō G5217 “to depart” Verb, Present, Active, Imperative, 2nd person, Singular
- νίψαι níptō G3538 “to wash” Verb, Aorist, Middle, Imperative, 2nd person, Singular
- εἰς eis G1519 “into” Preposition
- τὴν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- κολυμβήθραν kolymbḗthra G2861 “pool” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Σιλωάμ Silōám G4611 “Siloam” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- ὃ hós G3739 “who” Relative pronoun, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- ἑρμηνεύεται hermēneúō G2059 “to explain” Verb, Present, Passive, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ἀπεσταλμένος apostéllō G649 “to send away” Verb, Perfect, Passive, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἀπῆλθεν apérchomai G565 “to depart” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- οὖν oûn G3767 “therefore” Conjunction
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἐνίψατο níptō G3538 “to wash” Verb, Aorist, Middle, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἦλθεν érchomai G2064 “to come” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- βλέπων blépō G991 “to see” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 20
- words
- 16
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Cross-references
20Topical passages linked to John 9:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Isaiah 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- John 9:11 He answered, "A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash.' So I went away and washed, and I received sight."
- John 11:37 Some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?"
- Psalms 146:8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.
- Isaiah 8:6 Because this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
- Acts 26:18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
- Exodus 4:11 Yahweh said to him, "Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, Yahweh?
- Nehemiah 3:15 The spring gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even to the stairs that go down from the city of David.
- Isaiah 42:7 to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
- Luke 13:4 Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
- 2 Kings 5:10–14 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.
- Isaiah 29:18–19 In that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
- Isaiah 32:3 The eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.
- Isaiah 42:16–18 I will bring the blind by a way that they don't know; in paths that they don't know will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 43:8 Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.
- Luke 2:32 A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of your people Israel."
- John 9:39 Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, that those who don't see may see; and that those who see may become blind."
- John 10:36 Do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You blaspheme,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God?'
- Romans 8:3 For what the law couldn't do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;
- Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
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Lesson kit
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John, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 20 words (16 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is kolymbḗthra (“pool”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “pool” (kolymbḗthra) shape what this verse is saying?
- How does John 5:2, which shares the word «pool», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “to wash” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how The Biblical Illustrator and Tyndale Open Study Notes read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 7 words in this verse.
- “to wash” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 16 distinct Greek lemmas span 20 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on John 9:7 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Calvin's Commentaries
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.