John 9:30

²⁸ Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.

²⁹ We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”

“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.

³¹ We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

³² Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

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.

Compare

BSB: “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
KJV: The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
WEB: The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
ASV: The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and [yet] he opened mine eyes.
DARBY: The man answered and said to them, Now in this is a wonderful thing, that *ye* do not know whence he is, and he has opened mine eyes.
BLB: The man answered and said to them, “In this, indeed, is an amazing thing, that you⁺ do not know from where He is, and [yet] He opened my eyes.

ÅB: Mannen svarte dem: Dette er da underlig at ikke dere vet hvor han er fra, og han har dog åpnet mine øyne.
OTB: Mannen svarte: «Det er bemerkelsesverdig! Dere vet ikke hvor Han kommer fra, men likevel åpnet Han øynene mine.
B1930: Mannen svarte dem: Dette er da underlig at ikke I vet hvor han er fra, og han har dog åpnet mine øine.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 119:18
Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
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John 12:37
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
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Isaiah 29:18
On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
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Isaiah 29:14
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
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John 3:10
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
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2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
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Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
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