John 9:8

And so (his) neighbours, and they that had seen him before, for he was a beggar, said, Whether this is not he, that sat, and begged?

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In The King James Version

The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

In Context

7and said to him, Go, and be thou washed in the water, [or (in the) cistern], of Siloam, that is to say, Sent, (or Go, and be washed in the pool of Siloam, which is translated, Sent). Then he went, and washed, and came (back) seeing.

9Other men said, That this it is, (or Some men said, Yea, it is him); and other men said, Nay, but he is like him. But he said, I am [he].

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Cross References

Ruth 1:19And (so) they went forth together, and came into Bethlehem; and when they entered into the city, swift fame (a)rose with all men, and women said, This is that Naomi.

1 Samuel 21:11And the servants of Achish said to him, when they had seen David, Whether this is not David, [the] king of the land? Whether they sang not to him by quires/by carols, and said, Saul smote a thousand, and David smote ten thousand? (or Did they not sing about him as they danced, saying, Saul struck down thousands, but David struck down tens of thousands?)

Luke 16:20And there was a beggar, Lazarus by name, that lay at his gate full of boils,

Acts 3:2And a man, that was lame from the womb of his mother, was borne (there), and was laid [or was put] each day at the gate of the temple, that is said ‘Fair’ (or that is called ‘Beautiful’), to ask (for) alms of men that entered into the temple.

Matthew Henry on John 9:2-8

Sight Given to One Born Blind. 1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 When he had thus… Read the whole commentary →

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