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John 9:21

19 and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

20 His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.

But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

23 That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
KJV
But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
WEB
but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”
ASV
but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.
DARBY
but how he now sees we do not know, or who has opened his eyes we do not know. *He* is of age: ask *him*; *he* will speak concerning himself.
BLB
But how he sees now, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He has age. He will speak concerning himself.”
ÅB
men hvordan det er gått til at han nå ser, det vet vi ikke, eller hvem som har åpnet hans øyne, det vet vi heller ikke; spør ham selv! han er gammel nok, han vil selv svare for seg.
OTB
Men hvordan han kan se nå, eller hvem som åpnet øynene hans, vet vi ikke. Spør ham. Han er myndig; han vil snakke for seg selv.»
B1930
men hvorledes det er gått til at han nu ser, det vet vi ikke, eller hvem som har åpnet hans øine, det vet vi heller ikke; spør ham selv! han er gammel nok, han vil selv svare for sig.

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