YHN 9:40 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. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 71656
1. ἤκουσαν
2. akouō
3. heard
4. heard
5. 1910
6. VIAA3··P
7. heard
8. heard
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71657
1. δέ
2. de
3. -
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 71658
1. ἐκ
2. ek
3. of
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. of
8. of
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71659
1. Τῶν
2. ho
3. The
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMP
7. the
8. the
9. S
10. Y33
11. 71660
1. Φαρισαίων
2. farisaios
3. Farisaios party
4. Pharisees
5. 53300
6. N····GMP
7. Farisaios_\add party\add*
8. Pharisees
9. S
10. Y33; F71664; F71669; F71674; F71679; F71685; F71688; F71692; F71695; F71704; F71710; F71817; F71820; F71831; F71835; F71842
11. 71661
1. ταῦτα
2. houtos
3. these things
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····ANP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71662
1. οἱ
2. ho
3. the ones
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····NMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71663
1. ὄντες
2. eimi
3. -
4. -
5. 15100
6. VPPA·NMP
7. being
8. being
9. -
10. R71661
11. 71664
1. μετʼ
2. meta
3. with
4. -
5. 33260
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71665
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33; R71633; Person=Jesus
11. 71666
1. ὄντες
2. eimi
3. being
4. -
5. 15100
6. VPPA·NMP
7. being
8. being
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71667
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71668
1. εἶπον
2. legō
3. they said
4. saying
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ said
8. ˱they˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R71661
11. 71669
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. to him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R71633; Person=Jesus
11. 71670
1. μή
2. mē
3. not
4. -
5. 33610
6. T·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71671
1. Καί
2. kai
3. Also
4. -
5. 25320
6. D·······
7. also
8. also
9. D
10. Y33
11. 71672
1. ὑμεῖς
2. su
3. -
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2N·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. -
11. 71673
1. ἡμεῖς
2. egō
3. we
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·P
7. we
8. we
9. -
10. Y33; R71661
11. 71674
1. τυφλοί
2. tuflos
3. blind
4. blind
5. 51850
6. S····NMP
7. blind
8. blind
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71675
1. ἐσμέν
2. eimi
3. are
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA1··P
7. are
8. are
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71676

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:35–41: The blind man could see but the Pharisees could not see who Jesus was

This section tells how the blind man whom Jesus healed believed in him. Jesus said that he came so those who do not see could see, and those who see would become blind. Jesus then told some Pharisees who heard him that because they said that they could see, their sin was not forgiven.

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

The man whom Jesus healed saw who Jesus was

Jesus makes the blind to see and those who see to be blind

Spiritual blindness

9:40a

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this,

Some Pharisees who were nearby heard what Jesus said.
Some Jewish leaders called Pharisees who were with Jesus heard him say this

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this: Jesus was talking to the man who had been blind, but some of the Pharisees heard what he said. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

Some of the Pharisees near him overheard this (JBP)

Some Pharisees who were there with him heard him say this (GNT)

Pharisees: The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group or party. It was very important to them to obey all of the Jewish religious laws very carefully and exactly. Here are some ways to translate this word:

Transliterate the word Pharisees according to the sounds of your language and indicate that it refers to people. For example:
Farisi members
Parise people
Transliterate the word Pharisees and indicate that it refers to a group of people with certain beliefs. For example:
people belonging to the Farise religious group
members of the religious party called the Farasi

See how you translated this word in 9:13, 15a, 16a.

9:40b

and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

They said to Jesus, “You^(sing) do not really think that we^(excl) are blind, do you?”
and asked if he thought that they were blind too.
and said to him, “You^(sing) cannot think that we^(excl) are blind too!”

Are we blind too?: This question refers to spiritual blindness because the Pharisees did not have to ask if they were physically blind. It is a rhetorical question. The Pharisees used it to express surprise and disagreement. The question expected a “No” answer and emphasized that they were not blind. They used the rhetorical question to rebuke Jesus for implying that they were blind. There are two ways to translate this rebuke:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
Do you think we’re blind? (GW)
Use a statement. For example:
Surely you^(sing) do not think that we^(excl) are blind!

Translate this rhetorical question in a way that emphasizes that the Pharisees did not think that they were blind.

we blind: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as we is more literally “we also.” It emphasizes that the Pharisees’ were amazed that Jesus would include them among the blind.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

μὴ καὶ ἡμεῖς τυφλοί ἐσμεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἤκουσαν ἐκ Τῶν Φαρισαίων ταῦτα οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ ὄντες καί εἶπον αὐτῷ μή Καί ἡμεῖς τυφλοί ἐσμέν)

Several Pharisees are using a rhetorical question here to emphasize that they do not think that they are spiritually blind. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [We surely are not also blind!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ καὶ ἡμεῖς τυφλοί ἐσμεν

Here the Pharisees use blind to refer to not knowing God’s truth. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: [We are not also ignorant of God’s truth, are we?]

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. The
2. -
3. 35880
4. S
5. ho
6. E-····GMP
7. the
8. the
9. S
10. Y33
11. 71660
1. Farisaios party
2. Pharisees
3. 53300
4. S
5. farisaios
6. N-····GMP
7. Farisaios_\add party\add*
8. Pharisees
9. S
10. Y33; F71664; F71669; F71674; F71679; F71685; F71688; F71692; F71695; F71704; F71710; F71817; F71820; F71831; F71835; F71842
11. 71661
1. heard
2. heard
3. 1910
5. akouō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. heard
8. heard
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71657
1. of
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. of
8. of
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71659
1. these things
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····ANP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71662
1. the ones
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····NMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71663
1. being
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-PPA·NMP
7. being
8. being
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71667
1. with
2. -
3. 33260
5. meta
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71665
1. him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33; R71633; Person=Jesus
11. 71666
1. and
2. and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71668
1. they said
2. saying
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ said
8. ˱they˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R71661
11. 71669
1. to him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R71633; Person=Jesus
11. 71670
1. Also
2. -
3. 25320
4. D
5. kai
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. D
10. Y33
11. 71672
1. are
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA1··P
7. are
8. are
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71676
1. we
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1N·P
7. we
8. we
9. -
10. Y33; R71661
11. 71674
1. not
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. T-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71671
1. blind
2. blind
3. 51850
5. tuflos
6. S-····NMP
7. blind
8. blind
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71675

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) 9:40

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

Section 9:35–41: The blind man could see but the Pharisees could not see who Jesus was

9:40a

9:40b

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