John 9:27

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 9:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?
John 9:27 — American Standard Version

Context — John 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He answered them, I have told you already, etc.]. As he had, (<430915>John 9:15), and ye did not hear; the Vulgate Latin version reads, and ye have heard; and so some copies of Stephens’s; that is, an account had been given of the manner how his eyes were opened, and they had heard the account with their bodily ears, though not with the ears of their minds; and therefore, according to most copies and versions, it is read, “ye did not hear”; did not regard it, or give credit to it; and so the Persic version renders it, “and ye have not believed”; they would not believe the man had been blind, until they sent for his parents; much less would they believe the account of his cure: wherefore…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I have told you already . . . will ye also be his disciples?--In a vein of keen irony he treats their questions as those of anxious inquirers, almost ready for discipleship! Stung by this, they retort upon him as the disciple (and here they plainly were not wrong); for themselves, they fall back upon Moses; about him there could be no doubt; but who knew about this upstart?”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Are ye also - As well as I, at length convinced and willing to be his disciples? John 9:29”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I have: Joh 9:10-15; Luk 22:67 John 9:28”
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