YHN 9:23 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Διά
2. dia
3. Because of
4. -
5. 12230
6. P·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. S
10. Y33
11. 71319
1. τοῦτο
2. houtos
3. this
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R71299
11. 71320
1. οἱ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71321
1. γονεῖς
2. goneus
3. parents
4. -
5. 11180
6. N····NMP
7. parents
8. parents
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71322
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. of him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R71216
11. 71323
1. εἶπαν
2. legō
3. said
4. said
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··P
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71324
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. that's
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. ¬that
8. ¬that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71325
1. ἡλικίαν
2. hēlikia
3. age
4. -
5. 22440
6. N····AFS
7. age
8. age
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71326
1. Ἔχει
2. eχō
3. Is having
4. had
5. 21920
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ having
8. ˓is˒ having
9. D
10. Y33
11. 71327
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 71328
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. him
4. him
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71329
1. ἐπερωτήσατε
2. eperōtaō
3. ask
4. ask
5. 19050
6. VMAA2··P
7. ask
8. ask
9. -
10. Y33; R71307
11. 71330
1. ἐρωτήσατε
2. erōtaō
3. -
4. -
5. 20650
6. VMAA2··P
7. ask
8. ask
9. -
10. -
11. 71331
1. ἐρωτᾶτε
2. erōtaō
3. -
4. -
5. 20650
6. VMPA2··P
7. ˓be˒ asking
8. ˓be˒ asking
9. -
10. -
11. 71332

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:13–34: The Pharisees investigated the blind man’s healing

This section tells that Jesus healed the blind man on the Jewish rest day, the Sabbath. The Pharisees thought that healing people was work and so they did not allow it on the Sabbath.

They questioned the man about how he received his sight. They refused to believe that he was born blind and called his parents to come to identify him. Then they told the man that Jesus must be a sinner because he had worked on the rest day. But the man said that Jesus must be a prophet of God. The Pharisees were so angry at this that they forced him to leave.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

The Pharisees questioned the man born blind

The Pharisees believed that Jesus was a sinner because he healed on a Sabbath

The investigation of the healing

Paragraph 9:18–23

The Pharisees decided to ask the parents of the blind beggar about the healing. The parents realized that their answers could cause them trouble and refused to answer the questions.

9:23

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

That was why the man’s parents said, “He is an adult; you^(plur) should ask him.”
This is why they answered as they did.

That was why his parents said: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as That was why here introduces a result. Because of the parents’ fear of the Jews (9:22), they said, “He is of age; ask him.” John repeats that quotation here from what they had said in 9:21b. It indicates that it was because the parents were afraid that they spoke as they did. For example:

Therefore his parents said (NRSV)

It was this fear which made his parents say (JBP)

He is old enough. Ask him: This sentence is repeated from 9:21b, though the clauses are reversed. In some languages repeating these clauses may not be natural. It may be possible to translate them in this way:

That was why his parents spoke as they did.

See also the General Comment on 9:22–23.

General Comment on 9:22–23

In some languages it may be natural to combine 9:22–23 and remove some of what is repeated in BSB. For example:

^9:22–23The man’s parents said this because they were afraid of their leaders. The leaders had already agreed that no one was to have anything to do with anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah. (CEV)

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Because of
2. -
3. 12230
4. S
5. dia
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. S
10. Y33
11. 71319
1. this
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R71299
11. 71320
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71321
1. parents
2. -
3. 11180
5. goneus
6. N-····NMP
7. parents
8. parents
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71322
1. of him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R71216
11. 71323
1. said
2. said
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71324
1. that
2. that's
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. ¬that
8. ¬that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71325
1. Is having
2. had
3. 21920
4. D
5. eχō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ having
8. ˓is˒ having
9. D
10. Y33
11. 71327
1. age
2. -
3. 22440
5. hēlikia
6. N-····AFS
7. age
8. age
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71326
1. ask
2. ask
3. 19050
5. eperōtaō
6. V-MAA2··P
7. ask
8. ask
9. -
10. Y33; R71307
11. 71330
1. him
2. him
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71329

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 9:23

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 9:13–34: The Pharisees investigated the blind man’s healing

Paragraph 9:18–23

9:23

General Comment on 9:22–23

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)